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10 Biases That Affect Jury Verdicts

Jury Analyst

For example, jurors might unconsciously give more credibility to witnesses of their own racial background, hold defendants of different races to stricter standards, rely on stereotypes to assess trustworthiness, or interpret the same evidence differently based on racial assumptions.

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5 Core Metrics + Psychographics to Measure Juror Bias in Civil Cases

Jury Analyst

Heres a breakdown of question types and their purpose: Question Type Purpose Example Action-Based Highlights bias through actions "How would you evaluate evidence from expert witnesses?" Voir Dire Assessment Studies show that social desirability bias often influences responses during voir dire questioning.

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5 Core Metrics + Psychographics to Measure Juror Bias in Civil Cases

Jury Analyst

Heres a breakdown of question types and their purpose: Question Type Purpose Example Action-Based Highlights bias through actions "How would you evaluate evidence from expert witnesses?" Voir Dire Assessment Studies show that social desirability bias often influences responses during voir dire questioning.

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Jury Bias: Uncovering its Influence on Trials

Jury Analyst

Oral Voir Dire & Jury Selection: Confirmation bias can extend to oral voir dire and the process of jury selection. These predetermined expectations about what makes a good juror can skew how jurors are evaluated during jury selection, regardless of what the evidence collected during voir dire questioning suggests.

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The Power of Confirmation Bias: Uncovering its Influence on Trials

Jury Analyst

Oral Voir Dire & Jury Selection: Confirmation bias can extend to oral voir dire and the process of jury selection. These predetermined expectations about what makes a good juror can skew how jurors are evaluated during jury selection, regardless of what the evidence collected during voir dire suggests.

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What Does a Trial Consultant Do?

Jonathan Leach LLC

Attorneys often turn to trial consultants to help them with everything from jury selection to witness preparation. Additionally, trial consultants may act as observers during voir dire. They can conduct focus groups or mock trials that may change the way evidence is presented or even influence which expert witnesses are used.

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2024 Litigation Resolutions for All Litigators

Sound Jury Blog

From a time standpoint, it can also be used to jumpstart a number of activities that you need to tackle anyway: your jury selection strategy, writing opening, creation of graphics, and writing of witness outlines. Witness Preparation for Deposition “I resolve to prepare my witnesses for depositions using role playing and video feedback.”