The juror factor : race and gender in America's civil courts / Sean G. Overland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Overland, Sean G., 1973-

Series:

Law and society (New York, N.Y.)

Law and society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jury--United States--Psychology.

Jury.

Jury--United States--Decision making.

Trial practice--United States--Psychological aspects.

Trial practice.

Verdicts--United States--Psychological aspects.

Verdicts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (190 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Juror Factor examines how jurors reach their verdicts in complex civil trials. In particular, the book explores the relationship between ""juror factors""--that is, jurors' race, gender, income, education and personal beliefs--and verdicts. While most research has found no link between verdicts and ""juror factors,"" this book, using new, previously unavailable data, argues that the composition of a jury can have a strong effect on the outcome of a trial. The book also explores the implications of this relationship for jury selection procedures and tort reform proposals. The book's final c

Contents:

CONTENTS; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION: Debating the Civil Jury; The Functions of the Civil Jury; The Plan of the Book; CHAPTER 1: What Do We Know About The Juror Factor?; The Literature on Juror Decision-Making; Juror Demographics and Verdicts: The Non-Findings; Linking Juror Attitudes and Verdicts; Data on Civil Juror Decision-Making; Statistical Methods in the Jury Decision-Making Literature; Differentiating the Criminal and the Civil Jury; Jury Research and the Color Blind Ideal; Conclusion; CHAPTER 2: Re-Examining the Link between Juror Factors andVerdicts; The Data

Preliminary Data AnalysisThree Models of Juror Decision-Making; Results; Interpreting the Results; Discussion; Conclusion; CHAPTER 3: Discrimination, Conflicting Rights and thePeremptory Challenge: Understanding Batson v. Kentucky; Supreme Court Rulings on Jury Selection: 1879-1986; The Supreme Court and the Peremptory Challenge under Batson; The Court's Changing Views of the Jury Under Batson; Understanding Batson v. Kentucky; Conclusion; CHAPTER 4: What's Going on in There? Jury Deliberations andTrial Outcomes; Why Deliberate?; Jury Deliberations and Verdicts; The Data

Preliminary Data AnalysisA Multivariate Analysis of Jury Deliberations; Why Do Jurors Change Sides?; Conclusion; CONCLUSION: Reforming the Civil Jury; Tort Reform and the Civil Justice System; Endnotes; References; APPENDIX A: Description of Mock Trial Samples; APPENDIX B: Demographic and Attitudinal Variables; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-168) and index.

ISBN:

1-59332-427-8

OCLC:

535713510