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![The Problem Human beings, especially jurors, like to believe they can prevent bad things from happening if they do the right thing. As a result, when something bad occurs, jurors find it comforting to assume, with the benefit of hindsight, that someone did the wrong thing and that they (the […]](https://thejuryexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/hindsight.png "Managing Hindsight Bias")
Managing Hindsight Bias
by Merrie Jo Pitera, Ph.DPosted on August 1, 2013 | No CommentsThe Problem Human beings, especially jurors, like to believe they can prevent bad things from happening if they do the right thing. As a result, when something bad occurs, jurors find it comforting to assume, with the benefit of hindsight, that someone did the wrong thing and that they (the […] -
![It’s time for voir dire, but is anybody listening? Are jurors listening to attorneys? Are attorneys listening to jurors? More often than not the answer is no. Regardless of case type or jurisdiction, jurors are checking out. Their attention spans are flat-lining during a crucial phase of trial – voir […]](https://thejuryexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/indoctrinate.png "Knowing When and How to Indoctrinate")
Knowing When and How to Indoctrinate
by Alan Tuerkheimer, M.A., J.D.Posted on August 1, 2013 | 2 CommentsIt’s time for voir dire, but is anybody listening? Are jurors listening to attorneys? Are attorneys listening to jurors? More often than not the answer is no. Regardless of case type or jurisdiction, jurors are checking out. Their attention spans are flat-lining during a crucial phase of trial – voir […] -
![Videos from the ABA’s 2012 National Symposium of the American Jury System: The Optimal Jury Trial are now available for viewing on line. http://www.americanbar.org/groups/justice_center/american_jury.html The symposium included panels on jury size and jury selection, jurors asking questions, giving preliminary jury instructions on the law, allowing attorneys to make interim statements […]](https://thejuryexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/favorite_thumb1.png "Favorite Thing: American Jury System- The Optimal Jury Trial Videos")
Favorite Thing: American Jury System- The Optimal Jury Trial Videos
by ASTC Member Trial ConsultantsPosted on August 1, 2013 | 1 CommentVideos from the ABA’s 2012 National Symposium of the American Jury System: The Optimal Jury Trial are now available for viewing on line. http://www.americanbar.org/groups/justice_center/american_jury.html The symposium included panels on jury size and jury selection, jurors asking questions, giving preliminary jury instructions on the law, allowing attorneys to make interim statements […] -
![How a simple and free method of teaching jurors [and those law enforcement officials that come before] can help them assess eyewitness accuracy.](https://thejuryexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/thumb_article7.png "The Interview-Identification-Eyewitness Factor (I-I-Eye) Method for Analyzing Eyewitness Testimony")
The Interview-Identification-Eyewitness Factor (I-I-Eye) Method for Analyzing Eyewitness Testimony
by Nell B. Pawlenko, Ph.D. and Richard A. Wise, J.D., Ph.D. and Martin A. Safer, Ph.D. and Brett Holfeld, M.S.Posted on May 31, 2013 | 6 CommentsHow a simple and free method of teaching jurors [and those law enforcement officials that come before] can help them assess eyewitness accuracy. -
Musings from the Deliberation Room: The Impact of Humor on Juror Decision-Making
by Jaime Bochantin, Ph.D.Posted on November 28, 2012 | No CommentsHow humor helps (or hinders) deliberations and how you can use humor style in voir dire. -
Juror Questions: Why Attorneys Should Embrace Allowing Jurors To Ask Questions of Witnesses
by Andrea Krebel, Ph.D.Posted on May 29, 2012 | 16 CommentsHere's a look at the reasons why attorneys would do well to embrace rather than resist the submission of juror questions for witnesses. -
Intellectual Property Cases: Ten Lessons From Pre-Trial Research
by Ellen Brickman, Ph.D. and Julie Blackman, Ph.D.Posted on March 27, 2012 | 4 CommentsA look at ten ways mock jurors and focus group respondents view and process information in intellectual property cases. -
Tinnitus Audio Exhibit Admitted as Evidence
by Neal Feigenson, JDPosted on September 26, 2011 | 2 CommentsCan an internal and highly idiosyncratic experience (tinnitus) be transformed into an audio file? Apparently so. -
Friend or Foe? Social Media, the Jury and You
by Leslie Ellis, Ph.D.Posted on September 26, 2011 | 6 CommentsThis article will discuss how to take advantage of jurors’ online footprints, the ways in which social media is disrupting jury decision making and the trial process, and ways to minimize those disruptions. -
![Jurors these days seem to make news almost as much for their misbehavior as for the decisions they make. First, there are a multitude of stories about jurors who refuse to follow the rules and use Google to satisfy their curiosity or hop on Facebook to share their opinions with […]](https://thejuryexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/renaud-jury-deliberation-201x130.jpg "The Biggest Bully In the Room")
The Biggest Bully In the Room
by Trisha RenaudPosted on May 1, 2010 | 13 CommentsJurors these days seem to make news almost as much for their misbehavior as for the decisions they make. First, there are a multitude of stories about jurors who refuse to follow the rules and use Google to satisfy their curiosity or hop on Facebook to share their opinions with […]