Mock Jury Trial Data on Sexual Assault Testimony and Juror Decisions

An experimental study by Natalie Taylor and Jacqueline Joudo investigated the impact of testimony delivery methods on juror decisions in sexual assault cases. The project involved 210 public participants acting as jurors across 18 mock trials held in a mock courtroom. The report details the methodology, key findings, and juror feedback on reaching unanimous verdicts.

Use Cases

• Analyze juror perception differences based on testimony delivery method (CCTV, pre-recorded video, face-to-face)
• Model the impact of emotional versus neutral testimony on verdict outcomes
• Study the difficulties jurors encounter in reaching unanimous verdicts based on juror feedback

Strengths

• Data is derived from 18 controlled mock trials, providing a structured experimental environment
• Includes responses from 210 participant jurors, offering a substantive sample size for analysis

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, limiting suitability assessment
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified
• Data may reflect the specific context of a mock trial study, limiting generalizability to real courtrooms

Provenance

Source

Natalie Taylor

Collection Method

Experimental study using mock jury trials with public participants

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