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How Juries Work

And How They Could Work Better

Av Rebecca K. Helm

Del i serien Oxford Monographs on Criminal Law and Justice

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The majority of common law jurisdictions, and some civil law jurisdictions, use juries composed of citizens drawn from the general population to deliberate and reach collective verdicts in criminal cases. Juries are relied on to use their collective judgment to reach verdicts that accord with normative legal goals; for example, by being accurate and fair. How Juries Worksuggests that, though important symbolically, the current jury system is not necessarily well designed to meet the demands of modern society, which increasingly requires evidence-based procedure that is carefully designed to achieve normative goals. Rebecca K. Helm proposes new models of how jurors and juries function in practice, informed by psychological theory and empirical research, which provide a framework to interpret and integrate the large body of existing work on jury decision-making. Drawing on this framework, Helm highlights the deficiencies and strengths of the jury as a legal fact-finder, providing key insights into how to minimize deficiencies and maximize strengths through trial procedure. The book concludes with a set of timely evidence-based suggestions as to how procedure surrounding trial by jury might be altered to enhance the administration of justice in the many jurisdictions where the criminal law jury is utilized.How Juries Workintegrates legal and psychological theory and research to present a comprehensive assessment of the modern criminal law jury, and of how evidence-based research can improve jury performance.
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Rebecca K. Helm is an Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Evidence-Based Justice Lab at the University of Exeter Law School, and a current UK Research and Innovation Fellow. She is an expert in the field of psychology and law and using quantitative methodologies to examine the legal system. Her research examines how legal procedures work in practice, and how changing aspects of procedure can enhance the ability of the justice system to achieve normative goals. Her work has been funded by several research bodies and has been widely published in leading journals in both law and psychology.

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How Juries Work offers a thorough and critical examination of the modern jury, challenging deeply rooted assumptions about how juries function and the extent to which tradition-bound practices serve the goals of justice. By drawing on psychological theory, empirical research, and comparative legal analysis, Helm exposes the many limitations inherent in current jury procedures, ranging from cognitive biases and memory errors at the individual level to systemic issues of group dynamics and representativeness. Whether approached by scholars, practitioners, or policymakers, the book serves as both a diagnostic tool and a springboard for future innovation, offering a wealth of insights and practical recommendations that warrant serious consideration and further study.

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