@article{ref1,
title="Assessing pretrial publicity effects: integrating content analytic results",
journal="Law and human behavior",
year="2000",
author="Studebaker, C. A. and Robbennolt, J. K. and Pathak-Sharma, M. K. and Penrod, S. D.",
volume="24",
number="3",
pages="317-336",
abstract="When a case has received pretrial publicity which has the capacity to bias potential jurors in the trial venue, a change of venue is one means of attempting to ensure that the defendant receives a fair trial. Content analysis of the pretrial publicity surrounding a case can provide the court with important information to consider when determining whether prejudice in the relevant community is too great for the defendant to receive a fair trial. This paper presents an approach to content analysis of pretrial publicity that draws upon both legal commentary and past empirical social science research. It is a systematic approach that could be employed by both the prosecution and defense when presenting arguments to the court about whether a change of venue should be granted. Information gleaned from content analysis of the publicity surrounding a specific case fills the gap between information provided by experimental research which has examined pretrial publicity effects and public opinion polls concerning the public's perception of the defendant in a particular case. Results from a content analysis can serve to validate public opinion survey data gathered from the same locales. To exemplify this content analytic approach, a content analysis conducted by the authors in preparation for the change of venue hearing in the case of Timothy McVeigh is presented.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0147-7307",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}