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Prof Jane Mitchell

@jane-mitchell.bsky.social

BYU Law Professor. Criminal law and leadership.

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The Prosecutors and Politics Project: Media Coverage of Prosecutors and Their Elections: Results of a Pilot Study This pilot study aims to improve the discussion surrounding media coverage of the criminal justice system more generally and of locally elected prosecutors in p

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04.08.2025 20:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I enjoyed reading through @cbhessick.bsky.social's latest "Prosecutors and Politics" study. Surprising to learn that most media coverage about prosecutors is neutral in tone (only 6% of 2020 coverage about prosecutors was negative). Is that still true in 2025, in today's era of weaponized justice?

04.08.2025 20:34 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

this is an extremely important point. β€œeverything is up for debate” is moral rot. I am emphatic about telling my students that there are not always two defensible sides to an issue. sometimes there are! but sometimes there are more than two. and sometimes there’s just one.

21.06.2025 17:06 β€” πŸ‘ 271    πŸ” 57    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3

I enjoyed reading this interesting piece from @profrgold.bsky.social. Reminds me of Dr. Becky Kennedy's "good inside" framework

16.06.2025 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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@profmelaniebjacobs.bsky.social thanks for all your work putting on the #AALSNLT AALS New Teachers Conf this past weekend! By far the most useful academic conference I've attended. Thanks for being so intentional with all the programming

09.06.2025 20:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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