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cinthya Magallanes
Oct 29, 20213 min read
Are judges and lawyers well equipped to identify valid evidence in the courtroom?
Review of Chorn & Kovera (2019) - Variations in Reliability and Validity Do Not Influence Judge, Attorney, and Mock Juror Decisions
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Meghana Gavirneni
Aug 21, 20213 min read
Avoiding the unavoidable: Pretrial publicity and it's effects on jury selection
With the expansion of technological media over the past few decades, court trials have faced more intense public interest and media...
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Rubi Gonzales
Mar 5, 20212 min read
EYEwitness or LIEwitness?
In 1994, Paul Simmons was stabbed to death. Two eyewitnesses identified Jermaine Arrington and he was convicted. Despite two people...
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Meghana Gavirneni
Feb 20, 20212 min read
Is a jury of students like a jury of peers?
Jury simulations composed of college students are often used as a tool for legal, behavioral, and psychological research. The question...
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Aaron Balcazar
Nov 17, 20202 min read
Jurors Can't Ignore Media Biases
High profile cases often attract a significant amount of media attention, which makes the process of jury selection insanely difficult....
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Addie Rodriguez
Oct 23, 20203 min read
“Gisty” Intuition: How Jurors Generate Awards
What do jurors think about to generate damage awards? Step into the mock jury deliberation room with researchers Reed, Hans & Reyna to see
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Grace Hanzelin
Sep 11, 20203 min read
“Jury of your peers”: A standard we aren’t currently meeting
If you were asked to describe the American justice system, how would you describe it? Does your description include the phrase “jury of...
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Brenda Torres
Aug 21, 20202 min read
Does mathematical ability make you a better juror?
Imagine you were called for jury duty and asked to decide a case where a pedestrian was hit by a car. It was clear the driver was...
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