Jury Selection and Behavior

Autor: James C. McCarty, Brenda L. Russell
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: The Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice
DOI: 10.1002/9781118517383.wbeccj473
Popis: Understanding the jury selection process and jury behavior is helpful to those who seek to identify legal and extralegal factors that may influence juror verdicts. This entry discusses the jury selection process, research related to the selection of jurors, the behavior of jurors and the processes they use to evaluate evidence and understand legal instructions, and how extralegal factors may affect legal decisions. Keywords: court; criminal justice; criminal law; ethics; evidence; justice
Databáze: OpenAIRE