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![We first met along the wide hallway at a conference center hotel on the outskirts of Chicago. Clint is a doctoral student at Michigan State University, so I probably started by paying my respects to Tom Izzo, who is one of the greatest college basketball coaches alive today. (Bill Self […]](https://thejuryexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/witnessthumb.png "Can I Get a Witness? An Interview with Clint Townson")
Can I Get a Witness? An Interview with Clint Townson
by Charlotte Morris and Clint TownsonPosted on May 31, 2018 | No CommentsWe first met along the wide hallway at a conference center hotel on the outskirts of Chicago. Clint is a doctoral student at Michigan State University, so I probably started by paying my respects to Tom Izzo, who is one of the greatest college basketball coaches alive today. (Bill Self […] -
![Introduction Research Objective The decline in civil trials has been documented by empirical research and the courts alike, with data that reveal a downward trend since at least 1962. The Civil Jury Project reports that less than 1% of all cases filed were disposed of by bench or jury trial […]](https://thejuryexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/DecliningTrialThumb.png "2016 Attorney Survey: Declining Civil Jury Trials")
2016 Attorney Survey: Declining Civil Jury Trials
by Charlotte A. MorrisPosted on May 31, 2018 | No CommentsIntroduction Research Objective The decline in civil trials has been documented by empirical research and the courts alike, with data that reveal a downward trend since at least 1962. The Civil Jury Project reports that less than 1% of all cases filed were disposed of by bench or jury trial […] -
![Patricia Kuehn, Alexis Forbes and other American Society of Trial Consultants (ASTC) work in collaboration with the Civil Jury Project at NYU School of Law to save the jury trial. They recently completed a survey looking at public attitudes toward civil jury trials. Read a summary of that survey here […]](https://thejuryexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/constitutionthumb.png "Public Opinions of Civil Jury Trials")
Public Opinions of Civil Jury Trials
by Patricia Kuehn and Alexis ForbesPosted on May 31, 2018 | No CommentsPatricia Kuehn, Alexis Forbes and other American Society of Trial Consultants (ASTC) work in collaboration with the Civil Jury Project at NYU School of Law to save the jury trial. They recently completed a survey looking at public attitudes toward civil jury trials. Read a summary of that survey here […] -
![When the average American conjures up thoughts regarding the use of mental insanity as a legal defense, s/he might recall a famous instance such as the trial of John Hinckley Jr. who attempted to assassinate then-President Ronald Reagan (United States v. Hinckley, 1981). Although this case was fundamental in changing […]](https://thejuryexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/mentallyillthumb.png "How Individual Differences Relate to Attitudes Toward the Mentally Ill: Implications for Trial Lawyers")
How Individual Differences Relate to Attitudes Toward the Mentally Ill: Implications for Trial Lawyers
by Charles P. Edwards and Monica K. MillerPosted on May 31, 2018 | No CommentsWhen the average American conjures up thoughts regarding the use of mental insanity as a legal defense, s/he might recall a famous instance such as the trial of John Hinckley Jr. who attempted to assassinate then-President Ronald Reagan (United States v. Hinckley, 1981). Although this case was fundamental in changing […] -
More Techniques for Uncovering Juror Bias before It’s Too Late
by Mykol C. Hamilton and Kate ZephyrhawkePosted on December 16, 2016 | 3 CommentsUncovering bias in change of venue surveys. -
![In her autobiography, Justice Sonia Sotomayor highlights emotion expression as a powerful persuasion tool—an argument that dates back to the 4th century B.C.E. (Aristotle, Rhetoric). Yet, expressing emotion has not always served her well. Her minority dissent from the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold Michigan’s affirmative action ban (Schuette v. […]](https://thejuryexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/anger_invert-201x130.png "Expressing Anger Increases Male Jurors’ Influence, but Decreases Female Jurors’ Influence, During Mock Jury Deliberations")
Expressing Anger Increases Male Jurors’ Influence, but Decreases Female Jurors’ Influence, During Mock Jury Deliberations
by Jessica Salerno, Ph.D. and Liana Peter-Hagene, MA and Justin Sanchez, BAPosted on April 20, 2016 | 4 CommentsIn her autobiography, Justice Sonia Sotomayor highlights emotion expression as a powerful persuasion tool—an argument that dates back to the 4th century B.C.E. (Aristotle, Rhetoric). Yet, expressing emotion has not always served her well. Her minority dissent from the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold Michigan’s affirmative action ban (Schuette v. […] -
The Juror Internet Research Scale (JIRS): Identifying the Jurors Who Won’t Stay Offline
by Alexis Knutson, M.A. and Edie Greene, Ph.D. and Robert Durham, Ph.D.Posted on December 1, 2015 | 10 CommentsThe problem of jurors researching on the internet used to be referred to as the "Google Mistrial" but now has become ubiquitous. This article describes the development of the Juror Internet Research Scale (JIRS) which is used to identify those jurors who will insist on doing research on their own despite judicial instructions to the contrary. The complete measure is presented here with scoring instructions. -
Revealing Juror Bias Without Biasing Your Juror: Experimental Evidence For Best Practice Survey And Voir Dire Questions
by Mykol C. Hamilton, PhD and Kate Zephyrhawke, MAPosted on December 1, 2015 | 13 CommentsProspective jurors "know" the "right answer" to the questions on whether they can be fair and unbiased. But in this research, two academics show us how traditional voir dire and survey questions pose the question in a way that elicits a drastic under-reporting of individual biases. This article shows how to ask questions to help jurors acknowledge their biases (which we all have) in ways that does not shame them or make them feel like "bad people" for having biases. -
Juries, Joinder, and Justice
by Krystia Reed, M.A. and Brian H. Bornstein, Ph.D., MLSPosted on August 28, 2015 | 1 CommentHow should you act differently on joinder when in a civil or criminal trial? Here's research to aid you with two trial consultant reactions. -
Does Deposition Video Camera Angle Affect Witness Credibility?
by Chris Dominic, MA and Jeffrey W. Jarman, Ph.D. and Jonathan M. Lytle, Ph.D.Posted on May 31, 2015 | 15 CommentsDo different camera angles during deposition affect how observers will assess the credibility of the witness? Take a look at this research!