The decline of the death penalty: How media framing changed capital punishment in america

Frank R. Baumgartner; Suzanna Linn; Amber E. Boydstun

doi:10.4324/9780203883112-18

The decline of the death penalty: How media framing changed capital punishment in america

Frank R. Baumgartner, Suzanna Linn, Amber E. Boydstun

Political Science

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A majority of Americans has long supported the death penalty and, on moral grounds, most still do. However, like any issue under the right circumstances, even capital punishment is subject to framing effects. In this chapter we draw from a larger book project (Baumgartner et al. 2008) to explore the impact of framing on public policy-specifically, on the number of human beings sentenced to death each year.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Winning with Words
Subtitle of host publication	The Origins and Impact of Political Framing
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	159-184
Number of pages	26
ISBN (Electronic)	9781135840235
ISBN (Print)	9780415997935
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203883112-18
State	Published - Jan 1 2009

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