The Effect on Mock-Juror Decision-Making of Power-of-Speech Within Eyewitness Testimony and Types of Scientific Evidence

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 425-435 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominique Clancy ◽  
Ray Bull
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Eyewitness Testimony ◽  
Mock Juror ◽  
Juror Decision Making

A Comparison of Eyewitness and Physical Evidence on Mock-Juror Decision Making

2001 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 614-630 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Skolnick ◽  
Jerry I. Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Strong Evidence ◽  
Eyewitness Testimony ◽  
Mock Juror ◽  
Juror Decision Making ◽  
Criminal Proceedings ◽  
Defense Attorneys ◽  
Evaluative Judgments ◽  
Physical Evidence ◽  
Log Linear

Two studies compared the effectiveness of eyewitness testimony and physical evidence on mock-juror decision making. Jury-eligible participants were randomly assigned to read one of eight versions of a hypothetical murder scenario and were each asked to render a verdict, to recommend a sentencing option, and to make other evaluative judgments of the defendant. In Study 1, either eyewitness testimony or physical evidence was presented, whereas in Study 2, both types of evidence were presented together. Also, in both studies, the strength of evidence varied. Log linear analysis confirmed that mock jurors’ verdicts and evaluative judgments were influenced to a greater extent by physical evidence than by eyewitness testimony. Strong evidence produced more guilty verdicts than weak evidence. However, combining strong evidence of both types was no more effective than presenting strong evidence of either type. Implications of these factors for prosecutors and defense attorneys in criminal proceedings are discussed.

The Influence of Inconsistency in Eyewitness Reports, Eyewitness Age and Crime Type on Mock Juror Decision-Making

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bailey M. Fraser ◽  
Simona Mackovichova ◽  
Lauren E. Thompson ◽  
Joanna D. Pozzulo ◽  
Hunter R. Hanna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Mock Juror ◽  
Juror Decision Making ◽  
Crime Type ◽  
Eyewitness Reports

A third verdict option: Exploring the impact of the not proven verdict on mock juror decision making.

2008 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 241-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorraine Hope ◽  
Edith Greene ◽  
Amina Memon ◽  
Melanie Gavisk ◽  
Kate Houston
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Mock Juror ◽  
Juror Decision Making ◽  
The Impact
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