Mahima Vasishth on the Role of Media in Judicial Outcomes of Sexual Harassment Cases
Ideas of India
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The Impact of Media Reporting on Convictions in Rape Cases
The time that's taken in addressing these cases or in giving the final verdict significantly goes up, right? So had it been the case that it's only the cases that have stronger evidence, those are the ones that are reaching the court. Whereas I don't find any impact of media report before filing. It's not like more sexual harassment or more cases are getting filed in response to these media reports.
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