Guided jury discretion in capital murder cases: The role of declarative and procedural knowledge

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 516-576

  Wiener, Richard L ^a   Rogers, Melanie ^b,d   Winter, Ryan ^b,d   Hurt, Linda ^c   Hackney, Amy ^c   Kadela, Karen ^c   Seib, Hope ^c   Rauch, Shannon ^c   Warren, Laura ^c   Morasco, Ben ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 9944253676     PISSN: 10768971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-8971.10.4.516     Document Type: Review

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