Defendant remorse and publicity in capital trials: is seeing truly believing?

Exposure to negative pre-trial publicity (PTP) can bias jurors, but the role of PTP in capital sentencing remains unclear. The goal of this study was to examine how variations in PTP concerning a defendant?s emotions prior to sentencing and variations in the defendant?s emotions during sentencing in...

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Authors: Tallon, Jennifer A. (Author) ; Daftary-Kapur, Tarika (Author) ; Penrod, Steven (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2015
In: Criminal justice and behavior
Year: 2015, Volume: 42, Issue: 12, Pages: 1282-1302
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Attitudes
Death Penalty
Emotion
Media
Remorse