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Who Supports Policy Reform? Who Supports Policy Reform?
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Ideology and Policy Support Ideology and Policy Support
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Wrongful Conviction Awareness and Policy Support Wrongful Conviction Awareness and Policy Support
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What Strategies Increase Support for Policy Reform? What Strategies Increase Support for Policy Reform?
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Beyond the Frame: Priming and Public Opinion Beyond the Frame: Priming and Public Opinion
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Do Experimental Primes and Frames Affect Liberals and Conservatives Differently? Do Experimental Primes and Frames Affect Liberals and Conservatives Differently?
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5 Public Support for Innocence Reforms
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Published:September 2023
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Abstract
The chapter begins by discussing commentary from the famed novelist John Grisham, who has suggested that the public cares little about fixing the problems associated with wrongful convictions. This prompts the authors to ask, How supportive the public is of innocence reforms, who is supportive, and what strategies effectively increase support for such reforms? Using data from four original surveys, the authors show that people differ significantly in their support for police reforms related to wrongful convictions on the basis of both their level of awareness of the issue and their ideology. Consistent with the authors’ arguments throughout the book, they show that liberals and conservatives differ significantly in their support for such reforms. However, drawing on theoretical insights from both framing and priming, they identify political communication strategies that might effectively increase support for reforms across ideological groups.
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