PSY328H1 Study Guide - Final Guide: Norm (Social), Pyromania, Voyeurism
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Psych & the law final study guide. Lecture 5 selecting a jury in canada & jury decision making. Punishment = 6 months or under, 5000 fine . jailed for less than 2 yrs (i. e. , minor offence) Could get anything from a fine to life in jail w no parole. Hybrid offence a bad crime, but it"s the first time, or you led the police to solve some other case, or you confessed before going to court (i. e. , showed remorse, show rehabilitation) o. Admissible evidence decisions by jury should be based solely on admissible evidence (evidence judge says jury can use as part of their judgement) not supposed to use inadmissible. Opening and closing statement of lawyers are not admissible bc they are not evidence o (bt evidence says it sways jury decisions) Mathematic decision making model listen to all evidence, list all positives, all negatives, then weigh strength of evidence accordingly compare to decisional criteria for guilt.
