CH 8 juries

Question 1

jury responsibilities in crim and civil cases

Answer 1

crim = reach verdict whether guilty or nah
civil = find liability and reccomend dmg price to pay

Question 2

Jury selection criteria

Answer 2

adult, canadian citizen, cannot be legal professional like politican or psych, cannot have crim record

Question 3

Jury Decision making Models

Answer 3

Paradigm = just thining about offender breaking law
Narrative = making a story of what happened and what led to the person to commit acton

Question 4

jury Sequestration

Answer 4

jurors cannot talk about case outside of jury until verdict is made

Question 5

jury polarization

Answer 5

one juror’s decision may seem more extreme after discussed w rest of group

Question 6

jury leniency bias

Answer 6

one juror’s decison may seem too soft after dicussing with rest of teh group