The election of Barack Obama and perceptions of criminal injustice

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-45

  Unnever, James D ^a   Gabbidon, Shaun L ^b   Higgins, George E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA SARASOTA MANATEE   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Criminal injustices; Obama; Public opinion; Race relations; Racial bias

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649610263     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418825.2010.493525     Document Type: Article

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