Author : Katarzyna Hano
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ISBN 13 : 9783836438278
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (382 download)
Book Synopsis Jury Decision Making and Social Network Analysis by : Katarzyna Hano
Download or read book Jury Decision Making and Social Network Analysis written by Katarzyna Hano and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this work 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 as well as explain the power of the society on verdicts.