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Strategies to Mitigate the Effect of Confirmation Bias During Jury Selection and Deliberation

Jury Analyst

In the previous articles of our series on confirmation bias, aka Perception Bias in the legal system, we explored the profound impact of confirmation bias on jury selection and decision-making processes. Trial consultants whose strategies are premised on pseudoscience can lead to ineffective and biased jury selection.

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Understanding Confirmation Bias in Legal Contexts: The Science Behind its Impact on Jury Selection and Litigation Understanding Confirmation Bias in Legal Contexts: 

Jury Analyst

As much as we would like to believe that the immense responsibility of deciding someone’s legal fate would ensure that jurors remain objective and free of bias, this idealistic expectation conflicts with the psychological reality of decision-making.

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The Power of Confirmation Bias: Uncovering its Influence on Trials

Jury Analyst

In our previous article, “Confirmation Bias: The Science Behind its Impact on Jury Selection and Litigation ”, we explored the concept of confirmation bias and its profound effects on jury selection and decision-making processes. Pseudoscience is based on subjectivity and intuition, rather than objectivity and empiricism.

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The Power of Media Coverage: How it Shapes Jurors’ Perceptions and How Scientific Jury Analysis Can Help Mitigate Bias

Jury Analyst

Media coverage that aligns with jurors’ preconceptions can strengthen their biases, hindering their ability to evaluate evidence objectively. This issue is more important to consider than ever, as the seemingly endless amount of online information allows for the selective consumption of biased information [5].

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7 Tips to Navigate Social Media Ethics for Lawyers

Practice Panther

addresses conflicts of interest, which can arise from relationships that might compromise your ability to represent a client objectively. Educate your staff about the boundaries of unauthorized practice of law and the importance of maintaining client confidentiality online. ABA Rule 1.7 Meanwhile, ABA Rule 8.4 ABA Rule 3.5(b)

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Jury Pool Size and Process

Jury Analyst

Understanding the Jury Selection Process: A Step-by-Step Guide Navigating through the steps of jury selection reveals the critical role of the jury pool’s size in the legal system. These insights can optimize the representativeness of a jury pool, ensuring it reflects a cross-section of the community.

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Four brilliant podcasts

Forensic Psychologist

If you want to dip your toe in before binge-listening, a few of my favorites (and, believe me, it was hard to choose) included: Object Anyway – about the 1986 case of Batson v. Each episode is phenomenal, and comes with its own dedicated web page of further background resources.