Pretrial publicity and juror age affect mock-juror decision making
Abstract
We explored the effects of pretrial publicity (PTP) and juror age on decision making and source memory. Mock jurors read news articles containing negative PTP, positive PTP, or unrelated stories. One week later they viewed a murder trial, made decisions about guilt, and completed a source memory test. We found that only positive PTP had a significant effect on older jurors' verdicts and impressions (positivity effect); while only negative PTP...
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Title
Pretrial publicity and juror age affect mock-juror decision making
Published Date
Feb 1, 2013
Journal
Volume
19
Issue
2
Pages
179 - 202
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