A jury of one’s “peers”: The racial impact of felon jury exclusion in Georgia

Justice System Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 335-359

  Wheelock, Darren ^a  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84855648151     PISSN: 0098261X     EISSN: 23277556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0098261X.2011.10767996     Document Type: Article

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