The nexus between attribution theory and racial attitudes: a test of racial attribution and public opinion of capital punishment

Research has shown that attribution theory and racial attitudes are among the most consistent attitudinal predictors of capital punishment opinion. This study explores the overlap of these two constructs, racial attribution, and its ability to account for support and opposition to the death penalty....

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Authors: Trahan, Adam (Author) ; Laird, Kaleigh (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: Criminal justice studies
Year: 2018, Volume: 31, Issue: 4, Pages: 352-367
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