Public attitudes towards the death penalty

Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 76-86

  Mills, Jeremy ^a   Zamble, Edward ^b  

^a Kingston Penitentiary   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 84873294074     PISSN: 08820783     EISSN: 19366469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02806715     Document Type: Article

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