PSYC 2400 Study Guide - Jury Trial, Jury Nullification, Major Crimes

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2400
• Professor: Craig Bennell

Document Summary

The right to a jury: they are only available for indictable offenses. But hybrid offenses may lead to a jury trial also. Jury nullification: where the jury decides to ignore the law when making their decisions, Example is morgentaler and euthanasia: do not sentence, juries do not sentence people, they merely decide guilt. We"re also limited in how representative we can be by only having 12 people: impartiality, prejudice (attitudinal) canadian justice system assumes that attitudinal biases exist. This is step 1, the attitude: discrimination (behavioural) cjs assumes that we can put safeguards in place to prevent our prejudices from turning into discrimination. This is step 2, the behavioral manifestation of the attitude. Specific prejudice: where you have a specific attitude about the specific case in question. Example: a prejudice against the victim or defendant (can be because of media). Interest prejudice: where you have a direct interest in the case.