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psychology

Running head : PSYCHOLOGY

Psychology

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Outline

Introduction

Juries and Court Verdicts

Psychology 's view

Psychology and the Behavior of Juries and Jurors

Hollywood Lawsuit

Mr . Ladd 's Case

Discussion

Summary

Conclusion Psychology

Introduction

In the part of law or court system , juries are the ones who tend to make the final analysis and decision towards a certain case whether the accused is said to be guilty or not . They are

the ones who evaluate and classify the suspect 's behavior into a certain classification or sub-classification . The common problem about the court system is that they always view the right response to law or legal queries in a sense of it depends . Because the court could always change their mind towards their final decision on a certain case , the system itself added new techniques wherein they could avoid the bias and unjust decisions they are to make

A jurisdiction of a certain case consists eyewitness testimonials and a material evidence or evidences , and since material evidences are not always provided during a case , the eyewitness testimony always becomes the main reliance to which the juries bases their verdict . In for the testimonies to be determined whether they are reliable psychologists are used in the court in to analyze and study each of the witnesses ' testimonials . Reliance on the testimonies of the eyewitness was bound to be subjected on the field of social as well as psychological psychology this test 's the ability of the witness to state a constant and a sure statement , the way a witness thinks decision making towards the case , and even the witness ' perception towards what he or she saw during the crime which he or she is stating in the court

Juries and Court Verdicts

Psychology 's View

Researches in the field of psychology and law show that jurors and courts ' verdict is rather unreliable and sometimes invalid . This statement is said , because for the long study of Psychology , they have noticed that Juries are mostly of young ages and are chosen because they are capable of voting for the final case decision . It has been evidence that a selected juror 's final verdict could easily be influenced or impacted by the individual 's differences in such aspect like the difference of age and gender , the difference of attitude and personality towards the case , and also the difference of culture ADDIN EN .CITE Decaire3Michael Decaire The Faltering Common Law Jury System 1999November 8http /www .suite101 .com /article .cfm /forensic_psychology /18341 (Decaire , 1999

It is another fact that the judge 's opinion or view also creates a great impact on the jurors ' view before making their verdict . The fact about this is that if the judge of the certain case expects the verdict to be guilty , hen the jurors would likely result to a guilty vote which imposes their being malleable towards making a decision ADDIN EN .CITE Decaire3Michael Decaire The...

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