@article{ref1,
title="Reasons for death penalty attitudes among Chinese citizens: Retributive or instrumental?",
journal="Journal of criminal justice",
year="2009",
author="Jiang, Shizhong and Lambert, Eric G. and Nathan, Vincent M.",
volume="37",
number="3",
pages="225-233",
abstract="There is strong support for the death penalty in China; the reasons behind the support, however, are unclear. Retribution and the instrumental perspectives are two major reasons for pro-death penalty attitudes in the United States. Two survey-based studies partially examined whether these two perspectives are also the reasons behind pro-death penalty attitudes in China. Those studies, however, were limited to college students. Using a survey data of 108 regular citizens from different areas and occupations, this study found that both instrumental and retributive perspectives are predictors of pro-death penalty attitudes, and that the former is stronger than the latter.<p />",
language="",
issn="0047-2352",
doi="10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2009.04.002",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2009.04.002"
}