Place Mattters (Most): An Empirical Study of Prosecutorial Decision-Making in Death-Eligible Cases

Place Mattters (Most): An Empirical Study of Prosecutorial Decision-Making in Death-Eligible Cases
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地点最重要：死亡案件检察决策的实证研究

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2009
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Stephen C. Thaman
Stephen C. Thaman
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Katherine Y. Barnes;D. Sloss;Stephen C. Thaman

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