Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law

report comes after, whether the judge has been affected by that knowledge. Nonetheless, the case- based judicial survey ensures ...

map experimentally the differences and similarities between the judgments of judges and juries before concluding that judges are ...

particularly in criminal juries. Forepersons tend to be White, male, better educated, seated at the end of the table, and the fi ...

which case “guilty,” “not guilty,” and “hung” verdicts were all relatively common. The Dynamics of Consensus In most deliberatio ...

Sometimes the influence process fails to produce a critical mass of opinion, however, and the jury cannot reach a verdict (i.e., ...

Finally, it is worth noting that a variety of initia- tives intended to improve the functioning of juries have been identified, ...

implicitly enabled juries to return verdicts that fly in the face of the proffered law. Depending on one’s point of view, this m ...

committed on Black citizens. This disturbing side of nullification (“jury vilification”) was seen when juries returned verdicts ...

was charged with murder. In the first version, the physician had euthanized a patient he knew (to relieve suffering); in the sec ...

difficulties with following the law as provided by the court. Finally, most jury questionnaires include some measures dealing wi ...

Further Readings Posey, A. J., & Wrightsman, J. S. (2005). Trial consulting. New York: Oxford University Press. JURYREFORMS ...

which gives jurors the opportunity to disclose sensitive information to the judge and attorneys without having to do so orally i ...

states either mandate that jurors be permitted to take notes (Arizona and Indiana) or make the practice discretionary. Other tec ...

Munsterman, G. T., Hannaford-Agor, P. L., & Whitehead, G. M. (Eds.). (2006). Jury trial innovations. Williamsburg, VA: Natio ...

fewer challenges than the defense. Once judges have struck ineligible jurors for cause, attorneys may still have concerns about ...

examples highlight the difficulties inherent in using stereotypes to formulate reliable assumptions about juror favorability. An ...

experiences, and personal affiliations. These factors influence the manner in which they understand and judge the details of the ...

a subject of research by psychologists and other social and behavioral scientists. The number of jurors and the minimum proporti ...

equivalence between large and small juries, but it now held that juries smaller than 6 were unconstitutional because, in Justice ...

Colgrove v. Battin, 413 U.S. 149 (1973). Hastie, R., Penrod, S., & Pennington, N. (1983). Inside the jury.Cambridge, MA: Har ...