Mahima Vasishth on the Role of Media in Judicial Outcomes of Sexual Harassment Cases
Ideas of India
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The Effect of Media Reporting on Convictions in Sexual Harassment Cases
An increase in media reporting is leading to an increase in the time that's taken to reach a final decision for sexual harassment cases. I also see an increase for rape cases, although that's not significant. But interestingly, I'm finding that increase to translate into the more time that's taking to resolve non-violent property crimes. So these are the crimes that should not get affected by media reporting about sexual crimes. Right?
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