Factors influencing jury decision-making
Characteristics of the defendant, including attractiveness and race.
Pre-trial publicity.
Research into expert testimony including Penrod and Cutler (1989) Eyewitness Expert Testimony and Jury Decision Making. Treatment
State two effects of the defendants’ race on jury decision making that Remi and Aram may have found in their research. (2) January 2017
State what is meant by ‘pre-trial publicity’. (1) June 2018
Evaluate Penrod and Cutler’s (1989) research of eyewitness expert testimony. (8) January 2017
Evaluate whether jury decision-making is objective. (8) October 2018
Explain one strength and one weakness of pre-trial publicity as an explanation of why Rebecca’s client may not have a fair trial. (4) October 2019