Political Ideology and Reactions to Crime Victims: Preferences for Restorative and Punitive Responses

Journal of Empirical Legal Studies

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 830-855

  Gromet, Dena M ^a   Darley, John M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84857448964     PISSN: 17401453     EISSN: 17401461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-1461.2011.01242.x     Document Type: Article

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