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Question 1

Jury Eligibility

Answer 1

• Canadian citizen
• Live in the province who submitted the summons
• Be at least 18 years old
• Ignoring a summons = $1000 fine and possible jail time

Question 2

CANNOT serve in NS if:

Answer 2

• You have attended law school
• Work in the justice field (e.g., police, Dept. of Justice)
• Member of House of Commons, Senate
• Convicted of an indictable offence with sentence of 2
  years or more
• Member of the Armed Forces

Question 3

What if there are threats to impartiality?

Answer 3

Adjournment or
Change of venue

Question 4

Effects of pre trial publicity?

Answer 4

1) Negative PTP is more common
2) Type of PTP impacts attitudes and verdicts
* Negative/ positive defendant
* Negative victim
3) Mixed PTP can reduce bias

Question 5

Limitations of jury research

Answer 5

• Importance of deliberations (jury decisions vs. juror
  decisions)
• Complexity/ length of an actual trial
• Samples not representative of people on juries
  (community members vs. students vs. people who
  actually serve of juries)
• People are not always aware of why they make the
  decisions that they do

Question 6

Describe how juries are selected in Canada

Question 7

Describe the effect of different factors on juror
decisions

Question 8

Identify limitations to this research