Beyond pretrial publicity: Legal and ethical issues associated with change of venue surveys

Law and Human Behavior

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 107-125

  Posey, Amy J ^a   Dahl, Lisa M ^b  

^a BENEDICTINE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Litigation Consultants Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; COMMUNITY; COURT; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; ETHICS; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MASS MEDIUM; REVIEW; ADULT; ARTICLE; CRIMINAL LAW; FEMALE; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CRIMINAL LAW; ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; KANSAS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; PREJUDICE; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0036484360     PISSN: 01477307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013833325829     Document Type: Review

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