Juries, Science and Popular Culture in the Age of Terror
The Case of the Sydney Bomber
Terrorism has become an everyday reality in most contemporary societies. In a context of heightened fear can juries be trusted to remain impartial when confronted by defendants charged with terrorism? Do they scrutinize prosecution cases carefully, or does emotion trump reason once the spectre of terrorism is invoked? This book examines these questions from a range of disciplinary perspectives. The authors look at the how jurors in terrorism trials are likely to respond to gruesome evidence, including beheading videos. The 'CSI effect' is examined as a possible response to forensic evidence, and jurors with different learning preferences are…
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Tait, David (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-1-137-55474-1
- EAN: 9781137554741
- Produktnummer: 19959325
- Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Seitenangabe: 308 S.
- Masse: H21.8 cm x B15.1 cm x D2.5 cm 531 g
- Auflage: 1st ed. 2017
- Abbildungen: HC runder Rücken kaschiert
- Gewicht: 531
Über den Autor
David Tait is Professor of Justice Research at Western Sydney University, Australia, and Adjunct Professor at Telecom Paristech, France. His research focuses on how to make justice environments and processes more humane. His recent work includes Fortress or Sanctuary: Enhancing Court Safety by Managing People, Places and Processes (2014), and reviews of the prejudicial effect of the dock in criminal trials. Jane Goodman-Delahunty is a Research Professor at Charles Sturt University, Australia, and Member of the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal. Her recent books include Legal Psychology in Australia (2015), Trends in Legal Advocacy: Interviews with Leading Prosecutors and Defence Lawyers around the Globe (2016) and Juries and Expert Evidence in Criminal Trials (2016).
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