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A 4 page outline for a larger paper addressing the psychological aspects of scientific jury selection, in which attorneys seek to seat jurors likely to be sympathetic to their cause, either overtly or subconsciously. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Cleary (2005) reminds readers of a statement made by Clarence Darrow in 1936: "Never forget, almost every case has been won or lost when the
jury is sworn." Not only that, but most court cases are not decided by juries, and predictions of a jurys likely perception and behavior figure prominently in decisions of
whether to pursue jury trials (Cleary, 2005). The "selection of jurors has, for many, become a scientifically-rooted service" (Cleary, 2005; p. 1). Scientific jury selection had its origins
in the 1970s and gained substantial publicity during the 1995 trial of O.J. Simpson (Cleary, 2005). Thus the entire field is relatively new
even though it appears to be used with increasing frequency. Cleary (2005) states that the use of scientific jury selection remains controversial and that there are those calling for
its regulation by some overseeing body. Academic research indicates that scientific jury selection is ineffective (Cleary, 2005), but of course virtually anything can be "proved" (or disproved) by research
and the judicious use of statistics. One of the best-remembered utterances by Benjamin Disraeli is that there are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics; and
the same applies to research into the efficacy of scientific jury selection. Outline I. Introduction A. Clarence Darrow 1. Jury perception 2. Predictions of jury behavior B. Scientific jury selection
1. Arose in the early 1970s 2. Used in the O.J. Simpson trial in 1995 3. Is not supported by research II. History and Influence A. First used in the trial
of the "Harrisburg Seven" in 1971 1. Defense team hired sociologist Jay Schulman 2. Defense believed the government had selected Harrisburg, PA because of intense conservatism and the issue was political activism
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