In search of the fair jury : does extended voir dire remedy the effects of pretrial publicity?
The present study asked two important questions: Does prejudicial pretrial publicity produce bias which may impair juror objectivity and, if it does, can voir dire remedy its untoward effects? Subjects were 68 college undergraduates whose political attitudes had been assessed and who had or had not...
Main Author: | Dexter, Hedy Red |
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Format: | Others |
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FIU Digital Commons
1990
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Online Access: | http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/2787 http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4087&context=etd |
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