The media and attitudes towards crime and the justice system: A qualitative approach

European Journal of Criminology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 329-342

  Boda, Zsolt ^a   Szabó, Gabriella ^a  

^a Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia Politikai Tudomanyok Intezete   (Hungary)

Author keywords

attitudes; criminal justice; focus group; media effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960500477     PISSN: 14773708     EISSN: 17412609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1477370811411455     Document Type: Article

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