Public opinion on the killing of Trayvon Martin: A test of the racial gradient thesis

Journal of Crime and Justice

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 283-298

  Gabbidon, Shaun L ^a   Jordan, Kareem L ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

race and public opinion; racial gradient thesis; Trayvon Martin killing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897898536     PISSN: 0735648X     EISSN: 21589119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0735648X.2013.798242     Document Type: Article

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