Public Opinion and the Death Penalty: A Qualitative Approach

Qualitative Report

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 830-847

  Falco, Diana L ^a   Freiburger, Tina L ^b  

^a NIAGARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Death Penalty; Focus Groups; Public Opinion

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955747764     PISSN: 10520147     EISSN: 21603715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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