Demographics weakly predict how individual jurors actually vote on the same evidence
Evidence
One overview of pertinent studies concluded that when different people were presented with the same evidence, and the variations in their verdicts were examined, only 5 to 15 percent of the variations were connected to demographic and personality factors. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 843
Categorization
- QUESTION: If demographics explain so little of verdict variation, what does explain juror disagreement? Worth chasing further empirical jury research.
- XREF: connects to: Individual juror bias studies may not predict deliberating jury verdicts — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law: A Definitive Look at…, 913; Individual juror decisions do not simply aggregate into deliberating jury outcomes — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law: A Definitive Look at…, 913; Group interaction only marginally changes judges’ established voting patterns — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 2623 (+1 more)
Broader Connections
- Individual juror bias studies may not predict deliberating jury verdicts
#corroborates(0.82) — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law, 913 - Individual juror decisions do not simply aggregate into deliberating jury outcomes
#expands(0.80) — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law, 913 - Group interaction only marginally changes judges’ established voting patterns
#corroborates(0.75) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 2623