04049nam 2200637 a 450 991045830550332120200520144314.01-59332-427-8(CKB)2560000000007782(EBL)837770(OCoLC)535713510(SSID)ssj0000339535(PQKBManifestationID)11271786(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000339535(PQKBWorkID)10323930(PQKB)10294739(MiAaPQ)EBC837770(Au-PeEL)EBL837770(CaPaEBR)ebr10430436(EXLCZ)99256000000000778220081023d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe juror factor[electronic resource] race and gender in America's civil courts /Sean G. OverlandEl Paso LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC20091 online resource (190 p.)Law and societyDescription based upon print version of record.1-59332-328-X Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-168) and index.CONTENTS; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION: Debating the Civil Jury; The Functions of the Civil Jury; The Plan of the Book; CHAPTER 1: What Do We Know About The Juror Factor?; The Literature on Juror Decision-Making; Juror Demographics and Verdicts: The Non-Findings; Linking Juror Attitudes and Verdicts; Data on Civil Juror Decision-Making; Statistical Methods in the Jury Decision-Making Literature; Differentiating the Criminal and the Civil Jury; Jury Research and the Color Blind Ideal; Conclusion; CHAPTER 2: Re-Examining the Link between Juror Factors andVerdicts; The DataPreliminary Data AnalysisThree Models of Juror Decision-Making; Results; Interpreting the Results; Discussion; Conclusion; CHAPTER 3: Discrimination, Conflicting Rights and thePeremptory Challenge: Understanding Batson v. Kentucky; Supreme Court Rulings on Jury Selection: 1879-1986; The Supreme Court and the Peremptory Challenge under Batson; The Court's Changing Views of the Jury Under Batson; Understanding Batson v. Kentucky; Conclusion; CHAPTER 4: What's Going on in There? Jury Deliberations andTrial Outcomes; Why Deliberate?; Jury Deliberations and Verdicts; The DataPreliminary Data AnalysisA Multivariate Analysis of Jury Deliberations; Why Do Jurors Change Sides?; Conclusion; CONCLUSION: Reforming the Civil Jury; Tort Reform and the Civil Justice System; Endnotes; References; APPENDIX A: Description of Mock Trial Samples; APPENDIX B: Demographic and Attitudinal Variables; IndexThe Juror Factor examines how jurors reach their verdicts in complex civil trials. In particular, the book explores the relationship between ""juror factors""--that is, jurors' race, gender, income, education and personal beliefs--and verdicts. While most research has found no link between verdicts and ""juror factors,"" this book, using new, previously unavailable data, argues that the composition of a jury can have a strong effect on the outcome of a trial. The book also explores the implications of this relationship for jury selection procedures and tort reform proposals. The book's final cLaw and society (New York, N.Y.)JuryUnited StatesPsychologyJuryUnited StatesDecision makingTrial practiceUnited StatesPsychological aspectsVerdictsUnited StatesPsychological aspectsElectronic books.JuryPsychology.JuryDecision making.Trial practicePsychological aspects.VerdictsPsychological aspects.347.73/752Overland Sean G.1973-968091MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458305503321The juror factor2198668UNINA