Overview
Description
Study of jury decision-making from psychological, sociological and justice perspectives. Discussion of how litigants, lawyers, victims, legal processes and society affect criminal and civil verdicts.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years
Terms
fall
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- apply theories on jury decision-making to selected court cases.
- describe, explain, and defend an original position on jury decision-making based on previous research, justice principles, and legal theory.
- synthesize and interpret dominant theories on jury decision-making.
- contrast and evaluate previous research and legal discourse on juries and jury decision-making.