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In the Jury Box Lawrence S. Wrightsman

In the Jury Box By Lawrence S. Wrightsman

In the Jury Box by Lawrence S. Wrightsman


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In the Jury Box: Controversies in the Courtroom by Lawrence S. Wrightsman

Psychologists and social scientists have recently undertaken systematic studies of the processes involved in the jurors role in the courtroom. In the Jury Box is a collection of articles from the accumulating professional literature reflecting research into challenging issues such as: Does jury selection `work? Are jurors able to make unbiased judgements? Should complex cases be determined by an experienced judge rather than inexperienced laypersons? There are four sections, each on a different aspect of the jury process, and each containing an introduction and summary written by the volume editors to place it in an appropriate context and provide conclusions.

About Lawrence S. Wrightsman

Saul Kassin is a Distinguished Professor of Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and Massachusetts Professor Emeritus at Williams College. Born and raised in New York City, he graduated from Brooklyn College in 1974. After receiving his Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut in 1978, he spent time at the University of Kansas, Purdue University, the Federal Judicial Center, and Stanford University. He is an author or editor of several booksincluding Psychology, Developmental Social Psychology, The American Jury on Trial, Duped: Why Innocent People Confess And Why We Believe Their Confessions, and most recently, The Pillars of Social Psychology. Interested in the psychology wrongful convictions, Kassin pioneered the scientific study of false confessions for which he has received several awardsincluding the APA Award for Distinguished Contribution to Research on Public Policy and the APS James McKeen Cattell Lifetime Achievement Award for Applied Research. He has consulted on many high-profile cases, served as an analyst on all major news networks, and appeared in several podcasts and documentariesincluding Ken Burns 2012 film, "The Central Park Five."

Table of Contents

PART ONE: JURY SELECTION Recipe for a Jury - Jay Schulman et al Social Scientists Cant Rig Juries - Michael J Saks Juror Selection - Irvin A Horowitz A Comparison of Two Methods in Several Criminal Cases PART TWO: THE BIASED JUROR Authoritarianism and Decisions of Mock Juries - Robert R Bray and Audrey M Noble Evidence of Jury Bias and Group Polarization Role Departures and Making Law - Martha A Myers Juries and Their Verdicts Reducing the Effects of Juror Bias - Martin E Kaplan and Lynn E Miller PART THREE: JURY COMPETENCE On the Requirements of Proof - Saul M Kassin and Lawrence S Wrightsman The Timing of Judicial Instruction and Mock Juror Verdicts Toward Understandable Jury Instruction - A Elwork, James J Alfini and Bruce B Sales Helping Juries Handle Complex Cases - David U Strawn and G Thomas Munsterman PART FOUR: JURY SIZE AND DECISION RULE Convincing Empirical Evidence on the Jury - Hans Zeisel and Shari S Diamond The Effects of Jury Size and Polling Method on the Process and Product of Jury Deliberation - Norbert L Kerr and Robert J MacCoun Interactions Between Jurors as a Function of Majority vs Unanimity Decision Rules - Charlan Nemeth

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GOR013610313
9780803930643
080393064X
In the Jury Box: Controversies in the Courtroom by Lawrence S. Wrightsman
Used - Very Good
Paperback
SAGE Publications Inc
1987-12-29
264
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