Free Press vs. Fair Trials: Examining Publicity's Role in Trial Outcomes

by Jon Bruschke, Jon Bruschte, William Earl Loges

Book Overview

Current research on media and the law has generally been atheoretical and contradictory. This volume explains why pretrial publicity is unlikely to affect the outcome of most jury trials, despite many experimental studies claiming to show the influence of publicity. It reviews existing literature on the topic and includes results from the authors' own research in an effort to answer four questions:

*Does pretrial publicity bias the outcome...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805857036
• ISBN13: 9780805857030
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"