Death by Jury : Group Dynamics and Capital Sentencing.
Connell focuses on the role that deliberation has on the juror's perception of group functioning, measured here by the construct of group climate. Her results suggest individual juror characteristics do not have a direct effect on sentencing outcomes; rather, the level of group climate acts as...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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El Paso :
LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC,
2009.
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Colección: | Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Connell focuses on the role that deliberation has on the juror's perception of group functioning, measured here by the construct of group climate. Her results suggest individual juror characteristics do not have a direct effect on sentencing outcomes; rather, the level of group climate acts as a mediating variable between individual characteristics and outcomes. Trial level characteristics directly predict sentencing and indirectly operate through the level of group climate. Group climate is the strongest predictor of outcomes, with juries who have more positive perceptions of group climate mo. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (224 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-207) and index. |
ISBN: | 9781593325442 1593325444 |