Lay particiption in legal decision-making in Australia and New Zealand: Jury trials and administrative tribunals

Jane Goodman-Delahunty, David Tait

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Abstract

This volume examines diverse jury systems in the nations around the world. These systems are marked by unique features having critical implications for jury selection, composition, functioning, processes, and ultimately, trial outcomes. These unique features are examined by applying relevant social psychological research, models and concepts to the central issues and characteristics of jury systems in those nations using a wide variety of jury procedures. Traditionally, research that has been conducted on juries has almost exclusively targeted the North-American jury. Psychologically-based research on European, Asian and Australian juries has been almost non-existent in the past decade or more. Yet, the incidence of jury trials outside of North America has been steadily increasing as more nations (e.g., Japan, Spain, Russia, and Poland) adopt, revise, or expand their use of juries in their legal system. Accordingly, research has been appearing in the scientific literature on new developments in world juries (particularly in Spain, Japan, and Australia). This volume fulfils the dual purpose of understanding the diverse practices in world juries in light of existing social psychological knowledge and applied research on juries in each nation, and outlining new research in the context of the issues raised by jury practices beyond those of North America.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationUnderstanding world jury systems through social psychological research
EditorsMartin F Kaplan, Ana M Martin
Place of PublicationLondon
PublisherPsychology Press
Pages47-70
Number of pages24
EditionIllustrated (1) / 4
ISBN (Print)1841694215
Publication statusPublished - 2006

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