Belief about immutability of moral character and punitiveness toward criminal offenders

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 603-611

  Tam, Kim Pong ^a   Shu, Tse Mei ^b   Ng, Henry Kin Shing ^c   Tong, Yuk Yue ^d  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

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EID: 84875288322     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2013.01041.x     Document Type: Article

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