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Are judges and lawyers well equipped to identify valid evidence in the courtroom?
Review of Chorn & Kovera (2019) - Variations in Reliability and Validity Do Not Influence Judge, Attorney, and Mock Juror Decisions
cinthya Magallanes
Oct 29, 20213 min read
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Avoiding the unavoidable: Pretrial publicity and it's effects on jury selection
With the expansion of technological media over the past few decades, court trials have faced more intense public interest and media...
Meghana Gavirneni
Aug 21, 20213 min read
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EYEwitness or LIEwitness?
In 1994, Paul Simmons was stabbed to death. Two eyewitnesses identified Jermaine Arrington and he was convicted. Despite two people...
Rubi Gonzales
Mar 5, 20212 min read
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Is a jury of students like a jury of peers?
Jury simulations composed of college students are often used as a tool for legal, behavioral, and psychological research. The question...
Meghana Gavirneni
Feb 20, 20212 min read
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Jurors Can't Ignore Media Biases
High profile cases often attract a significant amount of media attention, which makes the process of jury selection insanely difficult....
Aaron Balcazar
Nov 17, 20202 min read
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“Gisty” Intuition: How Jurors Generate Awards
What do jurors think about to generate damage awards? Step into the mock jury deliberation room with researchers Reed, Hans & Reyna to see
Addie Rodriguez
Oct 23, 20203 min read
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“Jury of your peers”: A standard we aren’t currently meeting
If you were asked to describe the American justice system, how would you describe it? Does your description include the phrase “jury of...
Grace Hanzelin
Sep 11, 20203 min read
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Does mathematical ability make you a better juror?
Imagine you were called for jury duty and asked to decide a case where a pedestrian was hit by a car. It was clear the driver was...
Brenda Torres
Aug 21, 20202 min read
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