The Jury Under Fire Test Bank, Lehne 11th Edition, Jury Reform Exam Prep

Unlock the Power of Jury Reform

Although the jury is often referred to as one of the bulwarks of the American justice system, it regularly comes under attack.

Recent Changes to Trial Procedures

Recent changes to trial procedures, such as reducing jury size, allowing non-unanimous verdicts, and rewriting jury instructions in plain English, were designed to promote greater efficiency and adherence to the law.

Restricting the Role of Laypeople

Other changes, such as capping damages and replacing jurors with judges as arbiters in complex trials, seem designed to restrict the role of laypeople in trial outcomes.

The Jury Under Fire Reviews

The Jury Under Fire reviews a number of controversial beliefs about juries as well as the implications of these views for jury reform.

Up-to-Date Research and Reforms

It reviews up-to-date research on both criminal and civil juries that uses a variety of research methodologies: simulations, archival analyses, field studies, and juror interviews.

Each chapter focuses on a mistaken assumption or myth about jurors or juries, critiques these myths, and then uses social science research findings to suggest appropriate reforms.