TY - BOOK ID - 77891551 TI - Jury Decision Making PY - 2012 SN - 0814704980 9780814725221 0814725228 9780814704981 9780814720189 0814720188 9780814720196 0814720196 PB - New York, NY DB - UniCat KW - Jury KW - Judgments by peers KW - Juries KW - Trial by jury KW - Trial by peers KW - Trials KW - Law and fact KW - Lay judges KW - Psychological aspects. KW - Decision making. KW - Law and legislation UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77891551 AB - 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. The volume summarizes existing theories of jury decision making and identifies what we have learned about jury behavior, including the effects of specific courtroom practices, the nature of the trial, the characteristics of the participants, and the evidence itself. Making use of those foundations, Devine offers a new integrated theory of jury decision making that addresses both individual jurors and juries as a whole and discusses its ramifications for the courts. Providing a unique combination of broad scope, extensive coverage of the empirical research conducted over the last half century, and theory advancement, this accessible and engaging volume offers "one-stop shopping" for scholars, students, legal professionals, and those who simply wish to better understand how well the jury system works. ER -