The impact of political entity on confidence in legal authorities: A comparison between China and Taiwan

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 934-941

  Lai, Yung Lien ^a   Cao, Liqun ^b   Zhao, Jihong Solomon ^a  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

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EID: 77957017373     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2010.06.010     Document Type: Article

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