The myth of public support for capital punishment

Public Opinion and Criminal Justice

Volumn 9781843926610, Issue , 2013, Pages 73-95

  Cullen, Francis T ^a   Unnever, James D ^b   Blevins, Kristie R ^c   Pealer, Jennifer A ^d   Santana, Shannon A ^e   Fisher, Bonnie S ^a   Applegate, Brandon K ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA SARASOTA MANATEE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^d Kansas Juvenile Justice Authority   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781843926610     Document Type: Chapter

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