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Jury decision making [electronic resource] : the state of the science / Dennis J. Devine.

Devine, Dennis J. (Dennis John) (Author).

Summary:

While jury decision making has received considerable attention from social scientists, there have been few efforts to systematically pull together all the pieces of this research. In Jury Decision Making Dennis J. Devine examines over 50 years of research on juries and offers a ""big picture"" overview of the field. Devine summarizes existing theories of jury decision making and identifies what we have learned about jury behaviour, including the effects of specific courtroom practices, the nature of the trial, the characteristics of the participants, and the evidence itself. Making use of thos.

Record details

ISBN: 9780814725221 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 0814725228 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9780814704981 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 0814704980 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 272 p.) : ill.
Publisher: New York : New York University Press, c2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Multi-User. CatMonthString:jan.13 CatBulkString:jan.25.13
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 The Lay of the Empirical Land; 2 Models of Juror and Jury Decision Making; 3 Jury-Related Trial Practices; 4 Effects of Trial Context; 5 Trial Participant Characteristics; 6 The Evidence; 7 Deliberation; 8 An Integrative Multi-Level Theory of Jury Decision Making; 9 So What? Implications and Future Directions; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; About the Author
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access restricted by subscription. Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.