Divergent Effects of Beliefs in Heaven and Hell on National Crime Rates

Azim F. Shariff; Mijke Rhemtulla

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0039048

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Divergent Effects of Beliefs in Heaven and Hell on National Crime Rates

Azim F. Shariff ,

* E-mail: shariff@uoregon.edu

Affiliation Department of Psychology, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
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Mijke Rhemtulla

Affiliation Center for Research Methods and Data Analysis, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
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Divergent Effects of Beliefs in Heaven and Hell on National Crime Rates

Azim F. Shariff,
Mijke Rhemtulla

Published: June 18, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0039048

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