Using Pretest-Posttest Research Designs to Enhance Jury Decision-Making

When lay jurors are unfamiliar with key evidentiary issues, expert evidence, judicial instructions and group deliberation may enhance their understanding of this evidence. Systematic steps to assess the relationship between juror biases in cases of child sexual abuse are offered as an example to ill...

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Main Author: Goodman-Delahunty, Jane (Author)
Contributors: Martschuk, Natalie ; Cossins, Anne
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2016
In: Oñati Socio-Legal Series
Year: 2016, Volume: 6, Issue: 2, Pages: 283-314
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
Rights Information:CC BY 4.0
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Keywords:
Abusos a menores
child sexual assault
deliberación
Deliberation
diseño de investigación
Expert evidence
jury bias
pretest-posttest research design
pruebas periciales
sesgo del jurado
specialized knowledge
wrongful acquittal
Wrongful conviction