PSY 474 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Indictment, World Trade Center Site Memorial Competition, Peremptory Challenge
17 Jan 2017
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If true bill, then defendant is arraigned and enters a plea of guilty or not guilty. Petit juries hear civil as well as criminal cases. Jury selection and service act of 1968 of jury act outlines the criteria to be eligible to serve on a jury. Predicting who will be a favorable juror: methods used: Scientific jury selection: broad based or case specific. Focus groups/mock jury trials: characteristics and responsibilities, composition of juries in the united states - representatives & impartiality. Threats to impartiality and methods to increase the likelihood of impartiality (unbiased juror + set aside prejudice and render a decision with no connection to the person on trial) Random sample of the demographic of the county: pp. How do we study juror ad jury behavior: archival search. Simulation techniques (mock cases, mock jury, mock trial) Jurors may have access to comprehension aids: note taking and asking questions. Jury decision-making models: mathematical models and explanation models, deliberation/final verdict.
