Optimal Peremptory Challenges in Trials by Juries: A Bilateral Sequential Process
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In considering the expected social loss of the jury process, we investigate the role of peremptory challenges based on observable juror characteristics such as race or gender. The effectiveness of peremptory challenges depends on the relative social costs of incorrect verdicts and hung juries, and on jury pool population demographics. Some of our results are: (a) for a defendant clearly in the ...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Operations Research
دوره 25 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1977