PSY328H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Precedent, Homicide, Jury Nullification
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In canada, ,000 fine or 6 months jail - prevents people from getting on jury just to be interviewed (mj) - ok in us though - study - lafree, reskin & visher (1985) Not causational - certain factors paired with convictions etc. Not in control of the data collection = there will be bias, police in different areas have different enforcement 3. Showing computer generated photos brings the conviction rate down significantly - problems. Not real - lacks external ecological validity - only 11% of research has fake jurors. Mental calculations performed by jurors to weigh strength of each piece of info & compare it to a decisional criteria for guilt. For a civil case = balance of probabilities (51%) 2. When the prosecution = witness order & defense = story order - majority acquittal - vice versa had more convictions.
