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Group Decision Making In The Jury Context: A Combined Theoretical Approach, Larissa Angelique Schmersal
Group Decision Making In The Jury Context: A Combined Theoretical Approach, Larissa Angelique Schmersal
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Much of the extant research on jury decision making has been conducted at the juror level, examining the individual decisions of mock jurors. Although studying mock juror decisions provides initial insight into jury decision making, studying the deliberation process should be a priority for future research. Few theoretical models have been developed to examine the decision process of the jury. The social combination and the social communication approaches provide some insight into this process; however, analysis of these methods is scarce due, in part, to their limited applicability.
The current study examined the jury deliberation using a combined theoretical approach. …