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Front 1

Describe the 5 major assumptions our criminal justice system makes about juries and jurors:

Back 1

1. Assumption of “Tabula Rasa”
2. Jurors focus on the evidence when reaching verdicts
3. Jurors are complete and accurate information processors
4. Jurors can suspend judgement during the trial5. Jury deliberations are unaffected by group pressure

Front 2

Name & briefly describe the 4 approaches to studying the legal system discussed in class

Back 2

1. Anthropological Approach: focuses on how laws compare and mechanisms for instituting, enforcing, and altering laws in different societies.2. Sociological Approach: studies how the roles of institutions develops adherence to the law and also understanding why crime is committed3. Philosophical Approach: tries to understand the nature of “justice”, tries to understand law in a more universal point of view.4. Psychological Approach: places emphasis on the individual without any influence on cultures or institution. Individuals are seen as responsible for their own actions and contributing to its causation. This approach will try to look at the impact of major players in the legal system such as Police Officer, Victim, Lawyer, Juror, Judge, etc.

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Back 3

fdsa1. Anthropological Approach: focuses on how laws compare and mechanisms for instituting, enforcing, and altering laws in different societies.2. Sociological Approach: studies how the roles of institutions develops adherence to the law and also understanding why crime is committed3. Philosophical Approach: tries to understand the nature of “justice”, tries to understand law in a more universal point of view.4. Psychological Approach: places emphasis on the individual without any influence on cultures or institution. Individuals are seen as responsible for their own actions and contributing to its causation. This approach will try to look at the impact of major players in the legal system such as Police Officer, Victim, Lawyer, Juror, Judge, etc. 1. Anthropological Approach: focuses on how laws compare and mechanisms for instituting, enforcing, and altering laws in different societies.2. Sociological Approach: studies how the roles of institutions develops adherence to the law and also understanding why crime is committed3. Philosophical Approach: tries to understand the nature of “justice”, tries to understand law in a more universal point of view.4. Psychological Approach: places emphasis on the individual without any influence on cultures or institution. Individuals are seen as responsible for their own actions and contributing to its causation. This approach will try to look at the impact of major players in the legal system such as Police Officer, Victim, Lawyer, Juror, Judge, etc.