Effects of Jurer Bias on Judicial Decisions

• NCJ Number: 84399
• Author(s): C E Spitzer
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 10 pages
• Sale Source: Eric Document Reproduction Service; Not Available Through National Institute of Justice/NCJRS Document Loan Program
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Phoenix, Arizona, May 12-12, 1976

Annotation

Mock juror beliefs about rape and rape trials were collected prior to presentation of a videotaped rape trial.

Abstract

These pretrial biases significantly and reliably predicted post trial juror opinions and jury verdicts. The bias variables, however, accounted for relatively little of the variance in the dependent variables. Questions are raised concerning social implications of these influence effects. (Resources in Education (ERIC) abstract)