How Juries Work - And How They Could Work Better

How Juries Work integrates legal and psychological theory and research to present a comprehensive assessment of the modern criminal law jury, and of how evidence-based research can improve jury performance.

About the author

Rebecca K. Helm is an Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Evidence-Based Justice Lab at the University of Exeter Law School, and a current UK Research and Innovation Fellow. She is an expert in the field of psychology and law and using quantitative methodologies to examine the legal system. Her research examines how legal procedures work in practice, and how changing aspects of procedure can enhance the ability of the justice system to achieve normative goals. Her work has been funded by several research bodies and has been widely published in leading journals in both law and psychology.

Summary

How Juries Work integrates legal and psychological theory and research to present a comprehensive assessment of the modern criminal law jury, and of how evidence-based research can improve jury performance.

Product details

• Authors: Rebecca K. Helm, Rebecca K. (Associate Professor of Law and D Helm
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.07.2024
• EAN: 9780192857293
• ISBN: 978-0-19-285729-3
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Oxford Monographs on Criminal Law and Justice
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; LAW / Criminal Law / General, Criminal law & procedure, LAW / Courts, LAW / Trial Practice, Courts & procedure, Legal systems: courts and procedures, Criminal law: procedure and offences, Jurisprudence & Philosophy Of Law, Methods, theory and philosophy of law