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Psychologists as Consultants for Changes of Venue: The Use of Public Opinion Surveys

Psychologists as Consultants for Changes of Venue: The Use of Public Opinion Surveys This study reports the use of public opinion surveys to support motions to change venue. Step-by-step procedures of venue surveys are outlined, and results of their use in five capital murder trials are presented. Employing a quasi-experimental approach to the surveys allows inferences about the likelihood of obtaining between-county differences of certain magnitudes. In addition, the use of a survey instrument with standardized subparts permits a second, novel type of contrast: comparisons of instant counties with profiles for venue, adjacent and preferred counties derived from similar, previous cases. The responsiveness of this approach to the typical criticisms of venue surveys is discussed. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Law and Human Behavior American Psychological Association

Psychologists as Consultants for Changes of Venue: The Use of Public Opinion Surveys

Law and Human Behavior , Volume 7 (4): 27 – Dec 1, 1983

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Publisher
American Psychological Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1983 American Psychological Association
ISSN
0147-7307
eISSN
1573-661X
DOI
10.1007/BF01044735
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Abstract

This study reports the use of public opinion surveys to support motions to change venue. Step-by-step procedures of venue surveys are outlined, and results of their use in five capital murder trials are presented. Employing a quasi-experimental approach to the surveys allows inferences about the likelihood of obtaining between-county differences of certain magnitudes. In addition, the use of a survey instrument with standardized subparts permits a second, novel type of contrast: comparisons of instant counties with profiles for venue, adjacent and preferred counties derived from similar, previous cases. The responsiveness of this approach to the typical criticisms of venue surveys is discussed.

Journal

Law and Human BehaviorAmerican Psychological Association

Published: Dec 1, 1983

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