Author: Nora L. BenskoPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bias (Law)
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
The Effect of Extra Legal Influences on Juror Decision Making
Author: Nora L. BenskoPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bias (Law)
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
The Influence of Extralegal Factors on Juror Decision-making
Author: Becky HarperExtra-legal Influences, Group Processes, and Jury Decision-making
Author: David T. WassermanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Jury
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Modeling the Impact of Extralegal Bias and Defined Standards of Proof on the Decisions of Mock Jurors and Juries
Author: Robert J. MacCounPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bias (Law)
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Inside Jurors' Minds
Author: Carol B. AndersonPublisher: Aspen Publishing
ISBN: 1601561814
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
This book discusses the conscious and unconscious psychological factors that influence juror decision-making. Jurors inevitably rely on the same "thinking tools" at trial that they use to solve problems and make decisions in their everyday lives, which makes it almost impossible for them to divorce instinct and emotion from decision-making. Their fight-or-flight reflexes are stimulated not only by predators but by information that makes them fear for their personal safety—even if the threatening information is something they merely imagine. Because self-preservation is a primal instinct, jurors tend to unconsciously respond by disregarding or altering the "threatening" evidence. Information that conflicts with their personal beliefs and biases often elicits a similar response. Therefore, what jurors hear and remember about a case will inevitably be a reflection of who they are, what they value, and what their life experiences have been. Because jurors unconsciously weigh information in a hierarchical fashion, the "hierarchy of juror decision-making" can serve as a blueprint for creating strategies to counteract the most common thinking errors that can skew jurors' perceptions of the case. This is a valuable weapon that should be in every trial lawyer's arsenal.
Criminal Juries in the 21st Century
Author: Cynthia NajdowskiPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190658126
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
The jury is often hailed as one of the most important symbols of American democracy. Yet much has changed since the Sixth Amendment in 1791 first guaranteed all citizens the right to a jury trial in criminal prosecutions. Experts now have a much more nuanced understanding of the psychological implications of being a juror, and advances in technology and neuroscience make the work of rendering a decision in a criminal trial more complicated than ever before. Criminal Juries in the 21st Century explores the increasingly wide gulf between criminal trial law, procedures, and policy, and what scientific findings have revealed about the human experience of serving as a juror. Readers will contemplate myriad legal issues that arise when jurors decide criminal cases as well as cutting-edge psychological research that can be used to not only understand the performance and experience of the contemporary criminal jury, but also to improve it. Chapter authors grapple with a number of key issues at the intersection of psychology and law, guiding readers to consider everything from the factors that influence the initial selection of the jury to how jurors cope with and reflect on their service after the trial ends. Together the chapters provide a unique view of criminal juries with the goal of increasing awareness of a broad range of current issues in great need of theoretical, empirical, and legal attention. Criminal Juries in the 21st Century will identify how social science research can inform law and policy relevant to improving justice within the jury system, and is an essential resource for those who directly study jury decision making as well as social scientists generally, attorneys, judges, students, and even future jurors.
The effects of legal and extralegal factors on juror attribution of criminal responsibility
Author: Ronald Lynn PoulsonJury Decision Making
Author: Dennis J. DevinePublisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814725228
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
While jury decision making has received considerable attention from social scientists, there have been few efforts to systematically pull together all the pieces of this research. In Jury Decision Making, Dennis J. Devine examines over 50 years of research on juries and offers a "big picture" overview of the field. The volume summarizes existing theories of jury decision making and identifies what we have learned about jury behavior, including the effects of specific courtroom practices, the nature of the trial, the characteristics of the participants, and the evidence itself. Making use of those foundations, Devine offers a new integrated theory of jury decision making that addresses both individual jurors and juries as a whole and discusses its ramifications for the courts. Providing a unique combination of broad scope, extensive coverage of the empirical research conducted over the last half century, and theory advancement, this accessible and engaging volume offers "one-stop shopping" for scholars, students, legal professionals, and those who simply wish to better understand how well the jury system works.
The Cambridge Handbook of Forensic Psychology
Author: Jennifer M. BrownPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139489453
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Forensic psychology has developed and extended from an original, narrow focus on presenting evidence to the courts to a wider application across the whole span of civil and criminal justice, which includes dealing with suspects, offenders, victims, witnesses, defendants, litigants and justice professionals. This Handbook provides an encyclopedic-style source regarding the major concerns in forensic psychology. It is an invaluable reference text for practitioners within community, special hospital, secure unit, prison, probation and law enforcement forensic settings, as well as being appropriate for trainees and students in these areas. It will also serve as a companion text for lawyers and psychiatric and law enforcement professionals who wish to be apprised of forensic psychology coverage. Each entry provides a succinct outline of the topic, describes current thinking, identifies relevant consensual or contested aspects and alternative positions. Readers are presented with key issues and directed towards specialized sources for further reference.
How Pretrial Publicity Affects Juror Decision Making and Memory
Author: Christine L. RuvaPublisher: Nova Science Pub Incorporated
ISBN: 9781616685874
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
Pretrial publicity (PTP) has been found to have a biasing effect on jury decision making. This chapter explores how research and theory in cognitive psychology has been used to examine the mechanisms responsible for PTP's biasing effects on jury decisions. This research can assist the courts in finding effective remedies for PTP bias. This research suggests that jury deliberations can increase (polarise) juror bias and therefore, cannot be counted on to remedy the effect of PTP on jury decision making. This book also reviews research and theory examining whether memory errors (e.g., source misattributions) and biases of individual jurors are likely to be corrected by jury members during deliberations.