The Juror

stages of development. While jurors share common values and beliefs about certain issues, the group is divided about others. Juror 3 for instance, believes that it is an open and shut case. He takes the matter quite seriously and is adamant that the defendant is guilty, which ten other jurors initially agree with him about. Juror 8 shares this seriousness by expressing concern about the weight of the decision and wants to discuss it in depth. While most of the jurors share an understanding…

is defined as “a collection of two or more interacting individuals who maintain a stable patterns of relationship, share common goals, and perceive themselves as being a group.” (Greenberg, p. 251). In the movie 12 Angry men (1957), twelve random jurors converge to form a jury committee. They are tasked with an important job of preparing a verdict in the case of sixteen-year-old teenager, who is accused with first degree murder of his father. They are to “separate facts from fancy” and “under…

methods to understand juror verdicts and in others to evaluate their competency. Criminal justice researchers have used these methods to evaluate such controversial cases as the Trayvon Martin case and the McDonald’s coffee case. Juror Decision-making Processes When the justice system brings a criminal case to trial, a defendant has a right to judgement by their peers, called jurors in the court system. Anyone accused of committing a crime is extended this right. The jurors cast a judgement…

by Reginald Rose, Juror eight will harness his issues to the other jurors to receive the verdict that he is coveting for. This juror is contemplative, meaning he will gather all the evidence and talk to his fellow jurors, combining thoughts to make an unanimous decision. He is a resilient man who leaves it on himself to make unbearable decisions for the group, because he wants to make sure the outcome is optimal for the defendant. Juror eight has patience, with his fellow jurors, thus improving…

Nice post Kevin, but the selection of your jurors calls into question of whether these jurors that you selected are bias or not. According to Jessica Hullinger (2015) the proper way to select is through questioning she stated: “Use a mixture of questions, keen observation, and stereotyping, this is how attorneys eliminate people they think would hurt their case (para. 2).” Based on that fact, an attorney can only use a series of questions and to weed out the bad through the process of…

Juror number three to me was very irrational with his thought process of convicting the boy of his guiltiness. I felt as though he thought the problems he had with his son were the same that this father and son had. Nonetheless this is not the case. The way he described he and his son’s relationship, made me believe that he was pushing his son into being someone that he wasn’t. The juror not only wanted his son to live in the same mindset as him, but he wanted his son to be him. However, it is…

I watched the 1957 version of Twelve Angry Men. 12 Angry Men is a movie that involves a murder case. A young male is on trial for the murder of his father. The young male life is confirmed by twelve jurors. The jurors joined the court room and listened to both sides of the case. They were then locked in a jury room to decide if he was guilty or not. The film highlights a host of social psychological processes. I will focus on three of them: social influence, stereotype and aggression. The first…

opinions. One example of Rose's use of this irony is when juror 10 begins to speak badly about the defendant, and how the kids like him "don't even speak good English" (37). Juror 11, the juror who speaks English as a second language, then proceeds to correct juror 10's grammar. Rose is showing people here that they should not judge people by any previous biases we may have- like language barriers as shown in this example. We would expect that juror 11 would not have known English well enough to…

accessibility of internet in the recent decades have posed a severe challenge to criminal trial proceedings. Social media makes infinite information accessible in mere seconds. Jurors, like other individuals have become accustomed to using social media to conduct research and communicate with family, friends and a large audience. Jurors can access or be exposed to countless information about a pending case through social media. Social media has not just allowed the traditional press and…

interesting play. As the evidence is raised by the jurors themselves to this question. The complexity of the case grew with the development of the film. Then this play came to a difficult part which the jurors should make a decision, guilty or innocent. Especially when you have a juror’s prejudice that affects the shadow of their decision. Only when prejudice is put aside, jurors can make a more logical decision on the case. As the film continued, all twelve jurors slowly arrived in the room.…