Ce que voir veut dire

Uncovering Bias: Toward a More Effective Voir Dire

Judge Mark W. Bennett of the Northern District of Iowa calls himself a “true believer” of implicit bias, having instructed jurors on this subject for more than 8 years from the bench. He has developed a set of jury instructions to educate jurors on the existence of their biases and holds them accountable by signing their name consenting to be fair during trial. To emphasize the importance of th...

Voir Dire Efficacy In Highly Publicized Criminal Cases

VOIR DIRE EFFICACY IN HIGHLY PUBLICIZED CRIMINAL CASES by DAVID M.ZIMMERMAN Adviser: Margaret Bull Kovera Whether judges and attorneys are able to detect bias among potential jurors (venirepersons) is a pivotal concern in highly publicized cases in which most of the jury pool has been exposed to pretrial publicity (PTP). The current dissertation research addressed 1) whether attorneys and judge...

Éditorial: Qu'est ce que l'informatique?

Dé-prescrire: quand moins veut dire plus dans les services de santé

Power to Bias? The Effect of Attorney Empowerment in Voir Dire on Jury Prejudice and Race∗†

Giving attorneys more power in the voir dire (jury selection) process may allow them to 1) more easily dismiss jurors whom they wish to strike on a priori grounds; 2) acquire information that enables them to identify favorably-inclined jurors more precisely; or both. Attorneys who are more skilled can better leverage their increased power to retain the jurors they prefer. We show theoretically ...