Guilty, Not Guilty, or...? Multiple Options in Jury Verdict Choices
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Smithson, Michael; Deady, Sara; Gracik, Lavinia
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Three studies investigate the role and impact of alternative verdicts to the conventional choice between conviction and acquittal. The primary focus is on the Not Proven option, with a lesser charge alternative included for comparisons. The results contradict a commonly held view that the Not Proven option attracts jurors away from returning a conviction. Instead, Not Proven more often supplants outright acquittals. Judged probabilities of guilt from jurors returning Not Proven are mid-range,...[Show more]
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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Date published: | 2007 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/28969 |
Source: | Journal of Behavioral Decision Making |
DOI: | 10.1002/bdm.572 |
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