PSYC 2400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Conscientiousness, Black Sheep, Note-Taking
15 Apr 2013
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Thursday, february 28, 2013: change of venue: moving a trial to a community other than the one in which the crime occurred. Especially done in a small town, everyone knows each other, jurors would be biased. Party (defendant or crown) must show reasonable evidence that the jurors would be biased: adjournment: delaying the trial. Very infrequent longer the trial is prolonged, witnesses memories aren"t as fresh: challenge for cause: an option to reject biased jurors. Person in jury pool is asked specific questions, then two other potential jurors decide if the person can be a unbiased juror. Identify the characteristics of the ideal juror to have or to avoid. Every juror had to fill out the questionnaire. Ignoring the law and using other criteria for verdict: may occur when laws are out of date, nullification instructions may influence jury decision making producing both socially favourable and socially unfavourable verdicts. Field study: post-trail interviews, archival, during actual trials.
