Chapter 6: Jury Selection - Terms Flashcards
Provincial and territorial legislation that outlines the eligibility criteria for jury service and how prospective jurors must be selected
Juries Act
A court order that states a time and place to go for jury duty
Jury Summons
A jury composition that represents the community where the crime occurred
Representativeness
A characteristic of jurors who are unbiased
Impartiality
Moving a trial to a community other than the one in which the crime occurred
Change of venue
Delaying the trial until sometime in the future
Adjournment
An option to reject biased jurors
Challenge for cause
Occurs when a jury ignores the law and the evidence, rendering a verdict based on some other criteria
Jury nullification
The theory that when jurors are guided by their emotions and personal biases rather than by the law, chaos in judgement results
Chaos theory
When jury members discuss the evidence privately among themselves to reach a verdict that is then provided to the court
Deliberation
When individuals tend to become more extreme in their initial position following a group discussion
Polarization
When jurors move toward greater leniency during deliberations
Leniency bias
The disparate treatment of racial outgroups
Racial bias
A jury that cannot reach a unanimous verdict
Hung Jury
When evidence is strong, similarity between defendant and jury leads to punitiveness
Black sheep effect
