Discuss the Effects of Media Coverage on Perceptions of Defendants

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Essay

Discuss the effects of media coverage on perceptions of defendants.What is the relation between amount of pre-trial publicity and likelihood of conviction? What strategy do government officials use? How successful are attempts to screen only for jurors who have not seen media reports? What have other countries done to reduce the influence of media?

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