What hysteria? A systematic study of newspaper coverage of accused child molesters     

Cheit RE 《Child abuse & neglect》2003,27(6):607-623

OBJECTIVE: There were three aims: First, to determine the extent to which those charged with child molestation receive newspaper coverage; second, to analyze the nature of that coverage; and third, to compare the universe of coverage to the nature of child molestation charges in the criminal justice system as a whole. METHOD: Two databases were created. The first one identified all defendants charged with child molestation in Rhode Island in 1993. The database was updated after 5 years to include relevant information about case disposition. The second database was created by electronic searching the Providence Journal for every story that mentioned each defendant. RESULTS: Most defendants (56.1%) were not mentioned in the newspaper. Factors associated with a greater chance of coverage include: cases involving first-degree charges, cases with multiple counts, cases involving additional violence or multiple victims, and cases resulting in long prison sentences. The data indicate that the press exaggerates "stranger danger," while intra-familial cases are underreported. Newspaper accounts also minimize the extent to which guilty defendants avoid prison. CONCLUSIONS: Generalizing about the nature of child molestation cases in criminal court on the basis of newspaper coverage is inappropriate. The coverage is less extensive than often claimed, and it is skewed in ways that are typical of the mass media.  相似文献   

基于AT89C51的单片机综合实验设计   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

任建强  张玲娟 《廊坊师范学院学报》2004,20(4):51-53

采用AT89C51单片机为核心，通过其串行口接收来自温度传感器的数据以探测室内温度，并由其P1．1口输出信号控制继电器通断，由继电器进一步控制加热器通断，从而构成“室温自动控制系统”并设计成综合实验，使学生对51系列单片机应用系统的开发方法有更为全面的理解。  相似文献