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| Autor/in | Olaye, Imafidon M. |
|---|---|
| Titel | Decision Rule as a Determinant of Time and Verdict in Small Juries. |
| Quelle | (1986), (40 Seiten)
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
| Schlagwörter | Cognitive Processes; Communication Research; Court Litigation; Decision Making; Higher Education; Persuasive Discourse; Time |
| Abstract | A study focused on the effect of assigned social decision rule on the process and product of mock jury deliberations. Subjects, 360 college students, were randomly assigned to six-member juries under three decision rule conditions: unanimity, five-sixths majority, and two-thirds majority. After viewing a videotape of a criminal trial, each subject completed a predeliberation questionnaire about the arguments advanced by the prosecution and defense during the trial. They then deliberated until the assigned social decision rule was reached. Following deliberation, each subject completed a postdeliberation questionnaire about the prosecution and defense arguments generated during the deliberations. Results showed significant differences in the amount of time spent in deliberation by the three assigned conditions, with the more strict decision rules requiring the greatest time in deliberation. Decision rules also affected juror verdict preferences, with the five-sixths majority juries showing preferences for less severe verdicts. The findings are consistent with the Supreme Court decision in "Burch v. Louisiana," which disallowed less than unanimous decisions in small juries. References and materials used in the study are appended. These include the pre- and post-deliberation questionnaires, pre- and post-deliberation decision forms; instructions to jurors under all three decision rules, and eight data tables. (FL) |
| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
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