NCJ Number
568
Date Published
1971
Length
122 pages
Annotation
EXAMINATION OF THE CRIMINAL AND CIVIL TRIAL JURY AND THE INFLUENCE OF PRETRIAL PREJUDICIAL PRESS PUBLICITY.
Abstract
RECOMMENDATIONS ON CHANGES IN THE U.S. JURY SYSTEM, ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL SYSTEM OF ARBITRATION BOARDS FOR CIVIL CASES, AND LIMITATION BY LAW OF MASS MEDIA COVERAGE OF FELONY OFFENSES SUBSEQUENT TO ARREST UNTIL A VERDICT IS RENDERED.