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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Juror Bias"”.

  1. Juror Bias in a Mock Case Involving a Defendant With Kleptomania

    Reeves, Ally2014

    <p>Jurors are instructed to only consider legal factors when making verdict and sentencing recommendations, but research has shown that biases can still affect these decisions. For instance, research has found that jurors can be influenced by both the type of defendant mental illness (Higgins, …

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  2. The Effects of Variations of Victim Impact Statements on Juror Bias

    Sutton, Emily2023

    … has found an effect of these variations on mock juror bias in capital trials. The current study examined if variations such as changing the strength of emotion, crime type, and including sentencing recommendation within a VIS affects the judgements of mock jurors. The results showed the sexual …

    sfasu Repository record

  3. Applying the story model to juror decision-making: a response to juror bias

    Westrup, Darrah

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  4. An exploration of the impact of LGBT+ representative mock-juries on mock-juror bias and guilty verdicts in transphobic hate crime cases

    Singh, AmrikBournemouth University2025

    … under-represented in terms of LGBT+ jurors and jury forepersons. The Law Commission (LC, 2020) recommended aggravated offences be extended to transphobic hate crimes, but failed to address the lack of jury diversity. Furthermore, the LC acknowledged some aggravated offences have …

    bournemouth Repository record

  5. Perceived credibility of child witness statements based on age and gender

    Griffor, Beverly M.2022

    … of age and gender of child witnesses alone on juror perceptions. This study expands on the existing body of knowledge on juror bias by exploring the connection between the perceived credibility of a child witness and the age or gender of that witness. Participants were given a choice between …

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  6. Indigenous Victims with Mental Illness: The Influence of Stereotypes and Stigma on Mock-Juror Perceptions

    Stone, AnnaCarleton University2023

    This study examined jurors’ perceptions of victim race and mental illness as a function of defendant race in a mock-juror decision-making context. Victim race (Indigenous vs. White) and Mental Illness (substance abuse vs. schizophrenia vs. no mental illness) along with officer’s race (Indigenous …

    carleton Repository record