Exam 12: Law

According to a "reasonable doubt" study, it is easier to

According to research on minority influence, it can be speculated that jurors in the minority

What is sentencing disparity?

Armand is participating in a jury trial. He and the other members of the jury are closely considering the evidence, trying to figure out how the evidence all pieces together, and considering their responsibilities as laid out by the judge. They are in the ____ stage of deliberation.

Carnahan and McFarland (2007) conducted a study to determine whether a particular type of person is likely to sign up for a study like the Stanford University prison study. They found that advertisements for a study on "prison life" attracted potential participants higher than average in ____ and lower than average in ____.

_______ is the process through which potential jurors are being questioned by the judge and lawyers to determine their eligibility for jury service.

The most common cause of mistaken convictions to be seen in DNA exoneration cases is

Attorney Keating is defending Laura, a 23-year-old university scholar, who is facing trial for failing to pay income tax. What should he do to increase Laura's chances of being acquitted?

Describe death qualification in the context of jury selection. Explain the controversy surrounding the practice.

The Stanford University prison simulation teaches us that

Research suggests that eyewitnesses who correctly remember minute details surrounding a crime

Describe two tactics other than physical violence, or the threat of physical violence, that police use to extract confessions from suspects. Also explain the conditions under which people are most likely to internalize a false confession.

What is the key criticism of scientific jury selection?

Guilty suspects can fool a polygraph test if they

A Japanese-American woman discovered her husband was having an affair and tried to drown both herself and her children. In her defense, she claims she was trying to save her children from the shame her husband had brought on the family, something she sees as a Japanese custom. She and her lawyer are using a(n) ____ defense.

_______ is the stage of deliberation during which jurors set an agenda, talk in open terms, raise questions, and explore the facts.

When Gene is at a convenience store, he witnesses a robbery and hides behind a large display to avoid being victimized. Later he tells the police that he thinks that an African American woman was the culprit, and he points to the woman talking to a police officer on the other side of the parking lot. He doesn't realize that she actually owns the store and was working stocking a shelf near where the robbery occurred. Gene's memory that the woman was there but failure to recognize the circumstances under which he saw her is called the ____ bias.

Which of the following steps should be taken before empaneling a petit jury?

Police interrogations are often conducted in small, bare, soundproof rooms so that

The effect where people of one race are unable to recognize faces and facial expressions of people of another race is called