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Notes on a (sex crime) scandal: The impact of media coverage of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church on public opinion

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  • Mancini, Christina
  • Shields, Ryan T.

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Public opinion scholarship has identified the media as a driving force behind decidedly negative public sentiment about crime and justice. We draw on this media cultivation framework to examine whether the highly publicized sexual abuse scandal within the Catholic Church impacted public opinion.

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  • Mancini, Christina & Shields, Ryan T., 2014. "Notes on a (sex crime) scandal: The impact of media coverage of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church on public opinion," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 42(2), pages 221-232.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jcjust:v:42:y:2014:i:2:p:221-232
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2013.06.006
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