Death penalty views in China, Japan and the U.S.: An empirical comparison

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 862-869

  Jiang, Shanhe ^a   Lambert, Eric G ^b   Wang, Jin ^c   Saito, Toyoji ^d   Pilot, Rebecca ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Osaka University of Commerce   (Japan)

^e Ohio River Valley Juvenile Correctional Facility   (United States)

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EID: 77957020325     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2010.06.001     Document Type: Article

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