Reexamining the effect of christian denominational affiliation on death penalty support

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1082-1089

  Wozniak, Kevin H ^a   Lewis, Andrew R ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77957017569     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2010.07.011     Document Type: Article

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