Bail
Which wave of bail reform is viewed as a step back?
Second wave of bail reform
Has research shown the success of Johnson v. California?
No
What type of attorney bias was found in this unit?
Pro white defense attorney bias
Judges overestimate the ability of jurors
A jury is listening to a child custody case, would they find a female or male expert witness more reliable?
Female expert
What was the initial intent of cash bail?
To ensure individuals came back to court for their next court date
What are the three main supreme court cases to do with jury selection?
Batson v. Kentucky
Johnson v. California
JEB v. Alabama
What demographic of jurors are more likely to see the system as fair?
low income
Those who see the system as gender neutral
If you were comparing a judge and member of the public’s rate of knowledge about reliability of eyewitness testimony, what would you expect to find?
Similar rates of knowledge
If a bail reformist was active in the first wave of bail reform, what did they likely want to happen?
Less cash bail and more individuals released prior to trial
Who did PARS find the most influential in pretrial release/bail?
Judges
Prosecutor
When studying juvenile voir dire and evidence strength what was found?
Those who viewed moderate version saw evidence as stronger than those who viewed weak evidence
Participants who viewed strong evidence perceived evidence against defendant to be stronger
How does eyewitness testimony influence juror decision making?
Perceptions of guilt/nonguilt
perceptions of attorneys
how they view reliability of the witness
If an individual brings their Batson claim to the supreme court and argues their trail was unfair due to eliminating jurors based on race, what would we expect the outcome to be? more than just win or lose
The lose their case unless they can show comparisons
What inequalities are impacted by bail? (Hint: There is two)
Socioeconomic status
Race
What do attorneys have to prove to win a Batson challenge?
Race neutral reason for striking
What are perceptions of a defendant influenced by?
Social status
Victim gender
reason for victim unconsciousness
When examining expert testimony, what impacts award amount?
group discussion
gender domain
When a juror watches a case involving expert testimony, how does group discussion impact their decision?
More confidence in their allocation
How did the PARS program positively impact the original intent of bail?
Which of these is NOT a race neutral factor considered acceptable by the federal court?
juror biased toward defense or prosecution
little life experience
common perceptions of those who live in the jurors' neighborhood
questionable body language
common perceptions of those who live in the jurors' neighborhood
If jurors are presented with a low social status victim and a low social status defendant how are they likely to view the victim compared to if the defendant was of a higher social status?
More favorable perception of victim
There is a female expert testifying in a domestic violence case, what would we expect from the jury?
Testimony viewed positively and has a greater impact on juror's final judgement
When examining types of questions asked in voir dire and perceptions of guilt prior to trial, what would be expected from those who viewed a juvenile voir dire compared to a standard voir dire?
higher probability of defendant guilt
believed defense attorney and judge believed defendant was guilty
believed they would be conflicted