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Examining the Prejudicial Effects of Gang Evidence on Jurors

Mitchell L. Eisen Phd Department of Psychology, California State University, Los Angeles, CaliforniaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Dayna M. Gomes Ms Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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Lindsey Wandry Ms Department of Psychology, University of California, Irvine, California
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David Drachman Ms Department of Psychology, California State University, Los Angeles, California
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Amanda Clemente Ms Department of Psychology, California State University, Los Angeles, California
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Cheryl Groskopf Ms Department of Psychology, California State University, Los Angeles, California
Pages 1-13 | Published online: 22 Jan 2013

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