Factors Influencing Court Process Flashcards
(18 cards)
Define The Jury
A body of people, who are chosen at random by the government to take part in a court case whereby they provide a verdict
What are the 2 forms of pre trail publicity
Factual publicity
Emotional publicity
Define Factual publicity
Includes incriminating information about the case such as what happened during the crime
Define emotional publicity
May present information that could cause certain negative emotions
Examples of emotional publicity
Victims past
Defendants past
What can pre trial bias lead to with the jurors
Cause them to not adapt the guilty until proven innocent mindset
What is expert witness testimony
When during the trial evidence is given scientific credibility to help break down complex issues
Define Defendant characteristics
When members of the jury are influenced due to stereotypes they hold about characteristics of the defendant
Name 3 examples of defender characteristics
Race
Gender
Appearance
Define Story Models
When due to complex information jurors will pick out key info to make a story to comprehend it
What did Pennington and Haste find about story models
That 78% of jurors gave a guilty verdict when they understood the info and 38% gave guilty verdicts when given complex info
Define Conformity in post trail
When an individual gives up their personal views under group pressure
What are the 2 forms of Conformity
Normative
Informal
What is Normative Conformity
When the individual doesn’t agree with the decision being made but conforms to avoid rejection from the group
What is Informal Conformity
When the individual conforms with the group as they look to them for guidance due to their misunderstanding
Define Minority influence
When the minority influence the majority of jurors due to them being committed to their opinion
Define Social Loafing
When Jurors who aren’t motivated to attend let other members of the group make the final decision for them
What is Foreperson Influence
When the opinions of the leader of the juror will be likely to influence the final decision
