RT Article
T1 Framing innocence: an experimental test of the effects of wrongful convictions on public opinion
JF Journal of experimental criminology
VO 16
IS 2
SP 311
OP 334
A1 Norris, Robert J.
A2 Mullinix, Kevin J.
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1795111410
AB Discourse about criminal justice in the USA increasingly revolves around wrongful convictions. Research has documented the emergence of the “innocence frame,” but relatively little is known about its effects on public opinion. We utilize framing theory to examine how various presentations of wrongful conviction information affect attitudes toward the justice system and highlight the consequences of the innocence movement for public opinion.
K1 Wrongful conviction
K1 Innocence
K1 Miscarriage of justice
K1 Exoneration
K1 death penalty
K1 Public Opinion
K1 Framing theory
K1 Police Reform
K1 Survey experiment
DO 10.1007/s11292-019-09360-7