The jury under fire : myth, controversy, and reform /
"[This book] reviews a number of controversial beliefs about juries as well as the implications of these views for jury reform. It reviews up-to-date research on both criminal and civil juries that uses a variety of research methodologies: simulations, archival analyses, field studies, and juro...
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
2017
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Series: | American Psychology-Law Society series
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Avoid jury duty at all costs
- Jury selection can effectively identify biased jurors
- 6 = 12 and they don't all have to agree
- Jurors can distinguish accurate from inaccurate eyewitnesses
- Jurors can distinguish true from false confessions
- Jurors overvalue expert testimony
- Jurors treat juvenile defendants fairly
- Compensatory damage awards are excessive and unpredictable
- Punitive damage awards are excessive and unpredictable
- Jurors in criminal cases can fairly punish wrongdoers
- Jurors can control their emotions
- Just let the judge do it
- Jurors don't need any special help
- Conclusion