JURY QUESTIONNAIRE V. VIOR DIRE

 

July, 2011, Issue 4:  Which better uncovers bias: juror questionnaires or oral voir dire?

July, 2011, Issue 3:  Do minority jurors participate less in deliberations than White jurors?

July, 2011, Issue 2:  Do male jurors talk more than female jurors in deliberations?

July, 2011, Issue 1:  How does litigants' race influence verdicts in sexual harassment cases?

June, 2011, Issue 4:  How do interpreters affect the credibility of witnesses?

June, 2011, Issue 3:  When do jurors first form their verdict preferences?

June, 2011, Issue 2:  What speech style is most effective for witnesses?

June, 2011, Issue 1:  Which dissenting jurors hang juries versus conform to majority opinion?

April, 2011, Issue 4:  Do jurors treat alcohol abuse and child abuse as mitigators in capital cases?

April, 2011, Issue 3:  Do jurors like cultural explanations of conduct in sexual harassment cases?

April, 2011, Issue 2:  How do jurors handle conflicting expert testimony?

April, 2011, Issue 1:  Do jurors discuss insurance in deliberations when awarding damages?

March, 2011, Issue 4:  Can jurors follow instructions limiting use of a defendant's prior conviction?

March, 2011, Issue 3:  What criteria do jurors use to judge the credibility of expert testimony?

March, 2011, Issue 2:  Are juror questions for witnesses helpful or disruptive?

March, 2011, Issue 1:  How does witness instruction in cross-exam techniques affect answers?

February, 2011, Issue 4:  How do jurors' litigation crisis beliefs affect punitive damage awards?

February, 2011, Issue 3:  Do jurors believe confessions can be false?

February, 2011, Issue 2:  Do jurors discuss attorneys' fees when awarding damages?

February, 2011, Issue 1:  How do apologies affect settlement demands?

January, 2011, Issue 4:  How are jurors' religious beliefs related to death penalty verdicts?

January, 2011, Issue 3:  Are defendants who lose civil jury trials at a disadvantage on appeal?

January, 2011, Issue 2:  Do juror demographics predict punitive damages in high-stakes cases?

January, 2011, Issue 1:  How does cross-examination question phrasing affect witness accuracy?

December, 2010, Issue 4:  When is playing the race card an effective strategy?

December, 2010, Issue 3:  How do jurors judge the severity of sexual harassment?

December, 2010, Issue 2:  How does a defendant's facial expression affect jury verdicts?

December, 2010, Issue 1:  Do bench or jury trials yield more mistakenly rejected settlement offers?

November, 2010, Issue 4:  How well do jurors understand jury instructions?

November, 2010, Issue 3:  Do complex questions to child witnesses help or hurt the defense?

November, 2010, Issue 2:  Does it help or hurt when racial differences are a salient issue at trial?

November, 2010, Issue 1:  Do jurors think sexual harassment by email or in person is worse?

October, 2010, Issue 4:  Does a per diem or lump sum request yield a larger pain and suffering award?

October, 2010, Issue 3:  Do plaintiffs need to be careful of how much money they request?

October, 2010, Issue 2:  Do jurors expect scientific evidence in criminal cases?

October, 2010, Issue 1:  How able are jurors to disregard stricken evidence?

September, 2010, Issue 4:  How often are jurors presented invalid scientific evidence?

September, 2010, Issue 3:  Do larger per diem requests for noneconomic damages lead to larger awards?

September, 2010, Issue 2:  How well do jurors understand jury instructions on reasonable doubt?

September, 2010, Issue 1:  Do jurors believe non-native speakers are as truthful as native speakers?

August, 2010, Issue 4:  To what extent do juries discuss jury instructions in deliberations?

August, 2010, Issue 3:  How does racial composition of a jury affect capital sentencing?

August, 2010, Issue 2:  In which cases is settlement most often mistakenly rejected?

August, 2010, Issue 1:  Who most often mistakenly rejects settlement -- plaintiffs or defendants?

July, 2010, Issue 4:  How do ‘CCCP 998 offers’ affect settlement decisions?

July, 2010, Issue 3:  Do instructions help jurors understand presumption of innocence and burden of proof?

July, 2010, Issue 2:  What do jurors think of circumstantial evidence?

July, 2010, Issue 1:  Can jurors distinguish circumstantial and direct evidence?

February, 2009, Issue 2:  Does refutation of peripheral details hurt an eyewitness's credibility?

February, 2009, Issue 1:  How does a juror's locus of control influence liability decisions?

January, 2009, Issue 4:  How does a juror's occupation affect damage awards?

January, 2009, Issue 3:  How does a juror's social class influence understanding of evidence?

January, 2009, Issue 2:  How do multiple charges against a defendant influence jurors' verdicts?

January, 2009, Issue 1:  How does pre-instruction about damages influence damage awards?

December, 2008, Issue 4:  Do jurors answer fully and truthfully in voir dire?

December, 2008, Issue 3:  Which excuses do jurors believe excuse criminal acts?

December, 2008, Issue 2:  Do jurors award the same or different damages as arbitrators and judges?

December, 2008, Issue 1:  Have jurors made up their mind by the end of opening statements?

November, 2008, Issue 4:  How does jurors' authoritarianism affect criminal verdicts?

November, 2008, Issue 3:  Do jurors punish plaintiffs who request too much money?

November, 2008, Issue 2:  Does prior jury experience affect how a juror participates in deliberations?

November, 2008, Issue 1:  Can closing argument reduce jurors' use of "20-20 hindsight"?

October, 2008, Issue 4:  What questioning style is most effective for discrediting an expert witness?

October, 2008, Issue 3:  Are verdicts harsher when the most severe verdict option is decided first or last?

October, 2008, Issue 2:  Do jurors award more money when given general or special verdict forms?

October, 2008, Issue 1:  How do companies' general safety practices influence products liability verdicts?

September, 2008, Issue 4:  How do jurors treat plaintiffs who don't speak English?

September, 2008, Issue 3:  Are jurors fairer to Hispanic defendants with Hispanic attorneys?

September, 2008, Issue 2:  How does viewing a crime scene videotape affect jury verdicts?

September, 2008, Issue 1:  Can jurors ignore a plaintiff's injury when deciding a defendant's recklessness?

August, 2008, Issue 4:  When are attractive defendants convicted more than unattractive defendants?

August, 2008, Issue 3:  To what standard of care do jurors hold auditors?

August, 2008, Issue 2:  When does physical and character evidence dilute information diagnostic of guilt?

August, 2008, Issue 1:  How do successful and unsuccessful prosecutors and defense attorneys speak?

July, 2008, Issue 4:  Is individual or group voir dire more effective at identifying juror bias?

July, 2008, Issue 3:  When are juries more lenient toward African-American than White defendants?

July, 2008, Issue 2:  What damages do jurors award to non-negligent versus partially negligent plaintiffs?

July, 2008, Issue 1:  How does expert testimony about eyewitness fallibility affect verdicts?

June, 2008, Issue 4:  Do jurors protect civil rights when illegal searches find illegal items?

June, 2008, Issue 3:  Do jurors return verdicts in accordance with a judge's leaning?

June, 2008, Issue 2:  What do jurors think about whiplash cases?

June, 2008, Issue 1:  How do warnings on products affect jurors' allocation of responsibility for injuries?

May, 2008, Issue 4:  What responsibility is assigned a priori to manufacturers and users for product injuries?

May, 2008, Issue 3:  Does a plaintiff attorney's reputation affect settlement decisions of defendants?

May, 2008, Issue 2:  What is the effect of minimal versus expanded voir dire?

May, 2008, Issue 1:  How important are demographic characteristics in predicting jurors' verdicts?

April, 2008, Issue 4:  Is directive or non-directive questioning in voir dire better at identifying juror bias?

April, 2008, Issue 3:  Can voir dire questions help jurors set aside a litigant's prior record?

April, 2008, Issue 2:  How does prior jury experience affect jurors' verdicts?

April, 2008, Issue 1:  When does exposing inconsistencies in witness testimony affect verdicts?

March, 2008, Issue 4:  Are leading or non-leading questions better at exposing inaccurate witnesses?

March, 2008, Issue 3:  How do private attorneys compare to public defenders or court-appointed attorneys?

March, 2008, Issue 2:  When do Black jurors judge Black defendants more harshly than White defendants?

March, 2008, Issue 1:  How often does a jury's minority sway the majority to its point of view?

February, 2008, Issue 4:  Do jurors differentiate what is stated in testimony from what is implied?

February, 2008, Issue 3:  Are witnesses who don't speak English less credible to jurors?

February, 2008, Issue 2:  Does voir dire or judicial instruction best educate jurors about due process rights?

February, 2008, Issue 1:  Are silent jurors in voir dire unbiased jurors?

January, 2008, Issue 4:  Which jurors are most influenced by the use of courtroom technology?

January, 2008, Issue 3:  Are jurors most persuaded by clinical or actuarial psychological expert testimony?

January, 2008, Issue 2:  Do female or male criminal defense attorneys get more acquittals?

January, 2008, Issue 1:  Do female or male prosecutors get more convictions?

December, 2007, Issue 6:  How does pretrial publicity in a civil case affect jury verdicts?

December, 2007, Issue 5:  What is the effect of a promise made in opening that goes unfulfilled?

December, 2007, Issue 4:  Are defense openings more persuasive if given initially or reserved for later?

December, 2007, Issue 3:  Are brief or extensive opening statements more effective?

December, 2007, Issue 2:  Are judges better than juries at setting inadmissible evidence aside?

December, 2007, Issue 1:  How do jurors understand an entrapment defense?

November, 2007, Issue 6:  Are jurors more persuaded by attorneys of their own or another race?

November, 2007, Issue 5:  Do male or female defense attorneys get more acquittals in rape trials?

November, 2007, Issue 4:  Does pre-instructing juries about due process rights influence verdicts?

November, 2007, Issue 3:  Do larger or smaller juries perform better?

November, 2007, Issue 2:  Why do juries hang?

November, 2007, Issue 1:  How do jurors perceive corporate defendants?

October, 2007, Issue 6:  Why do jurors award higher damages against corporate than individual defendants?

October, 2007, Issue 5:  Do religious appeals most help the prosecution or defense in capital cases?

October, 2007, Issue 4:  How does the verb, adjective and article in questions affect witnesses' answers?