Exploring the effects of attitudes toward the death penalty on capital sentencing verdicts

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 443-470

  O'Neil, Kevin M ^a,c   Patry, Marc W ^b   Penrod, Steven D ^a  

^a JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

^b Castleton College

^c FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 9944227115     PISSN: 10768971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-8971.10.4.443     Document Type: Review

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