NCJ Number
58694
Date Published
1977
Length
58 pages
Annotation
REFERENCES TO 207 BOOKS AND ARTICLES FROM THE FIELDS OF PSYCHOLOGY, COMMUNICATIONS, SOCIOLOGY, AND LAW ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON JURY BEHAVIOR.
Abstract
DESIGNED FOR THE USE OF RESEARCHERS AND SCHOLARS, THE BIBLIOGRAPHY CITES AND SUMMARIZES RESEARCH REPORTS, THEORETICAL DISCUSSIONS, AND REVIEW ARTICLES PUBLISHED BETWEEN 1935 AND 1977. ALSO INCLUDED ARE SOME UNPUBLISHED MATERIALS, PLUS U.S. SUPREME COURT CASES IN WHICH JURY-RELATED MATTERS WERE AT ISSUE. THE REFERENCES ARE CATEGORIZED UNDER THE FOLLOWING SUBJECT HEADINGS: (1) OVERVIEWS OF THE LEGAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF THE JURY; (2) JURY COMPOSITION AND SELECTION; (3) IMPACT OF JUROR ATTITUDES AND PERCEPTIONS OF PARTIES AND CASES; (4) IMPACT OF COURTROOM PROCEEDINGS ON JURY DECISIONMAKING (PREJUDICIAL PRETRIAL PUBLICITY, RULES OF EVIDENCE, BURDEN OF PROOF, PRESENTATIONS AT TRIAL, JURY INSTRUCTIONS AND RULES OF LAW, SEVERITY OF PUNISHMENT AND VERDICT ALTERNATIVES, THE DEATH PENALTY); AND (5) THE JURY AS A SMALL GROUP (IMPACT OF THE DELIBERATION PROCESS, JURY SIZE AND THE UNANIMITY RULE). EACH LISTING INCLUDES BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATA AND AN ANNOTATION OR ABSTRACT. (LKM)