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| Title: | Jury Decision-Making Study |
| Authors: | Hano, Katarzyna |
| Keywords: | Sociology
Jury
Decision
Making
Lawyer's Engagement
Lawyer's Disengagement
Juror Interaction |
| Approved Date: | 2006 |
| Date Submitted: | 2006 |
| Abstract: | In this thesis I combine the social network analysis approach with the traditional experimental approach to study the phenomena of jury decision-making. I examine whether with each trial a social network is formed. The jurors, the two teams of lawyers, as well as the accused and the judge, all form a social network with cliques and leaders. This division of individuals into specific cliques, along with the lawyers' performance in court, is hypothesized to have a significant impact on the jury's verdict.
Thus, by specifically studying the lawyers' engagement and disengagement on the jurors during a trial and the impact this has on the verdict, as well as understanding the structure of the social network that the individual jurors create, I hope to shed light on some of the influences that are key in delivering the verdict. In addition, this pioneering study may lead to significant policy changes in the future. |
| Department: | Sociology |
| Degree: | Master of Arts |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10012/1242 |
| Appears in Collections: | Electronic Theses and Dissertations (UW)
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