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Jury Decision-Making Study

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dc.contributor.authorHano, Katarzynaen
dc.date.accessioned2006-08-22T14:39:08Z
dc.date.available2006-08-22T14:39:08Z
dc.date.issued2006en
dc.date.submitted2006en
dc.description.abstractIn 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. <br /><br /> 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.en
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10012/1242
dc.language.isoenen
dc.pendingfalseen
dc.publisherUniversity of Waterlooen
dc.rightsCopyright: 2006, Hano, Katarzyna. All rights reserved.en
dc.subjectSociologyen
dc.subjectJuryen
dc.subjectDecisionen
dc.subjectMakingen
dc.subjectLawyer's Engagementen
dc.subjectLawyer's Disengagementen
dc.subjectJuror Interactionen
dc.titleJury Decision-Making Studyen
dc.typeMaster Thesisen
uws-etd.degreeMaster of Artsen
uws-etd.degree.departmentSociologyen
uws.peerReviewStatusUnrevieweden
uws.scholarLevelGraduateen
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