September 28 – 29, 2012

Research on juror and jury decision-making has proliferated over the past 45 years since the publication of the classic monograph, The American jury (Kalven & Zeisel, 1966). Although scholarship on juries is plentiful, some have expressed concerns over the variability of the quality of research generated in this area.  The conference brought together leading jury researchers for a conversation about the future of jury research. The discussion focused on the following topics.

The conference was livestreamed over the internet.  Click on the accompanying videos to watch the paper sessions.

Photos     Schedule    Presenters

Important Questions for Jury Researchers

Speakers Jennifer Hunt, Department of Psychology, Buffalo State College Christina Studebaker, Barnes & Thornburg, LLP Jay Koehler, College of Law, Northwestern University Norbert Kerr, Department of Psychology, Michigan State University   Discussants Shari Seidman Diamond, College of Law, Northwestern University Margaret Bull Kovera, Department of Psychology, John Jay College-CUNY

Methodological Issues in Jury Research

Speakers Brian Bornstein, Department of Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Dan Krauss, Department of Psychology, Claremont McKenna College Theodore Eisenberg, College of Law, Cornell University Mary Rose, Department of Sociology, University of Texas at Austin   Discussants Brian Cutler, Department of Social Science & Humanities, University of Ontario Institute of Technology Edie Greene, Department of Psychology, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs

Integrating Group and Individual Models of Jury Decision Making

Speakers Dan Simon, College of Law, University of Southern California Lora Levett, Department of Sociology and Criminology & Law, University of Florida Dennis Devine, Department of Psychology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis William Hirst, Department of Psychology, The New School   Discussants Reid Hastie, College of Business, University of Chicago Scott Tindale, Department of Psychology, Loyola University

Studying Lay Participation around the Globe

Speakers Hiroshi Fukurai, Department of Sociology & Legal Studies, UC-Santa Cruz Jaihyun Park, Department of Psychology, Baruch College – CUNY Sanja Kutnjak Ivkovich, School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University Valerie Hans, College of Law, Cornell University   Discussants Steven Penrod, Department of Psychology, John Jay College – CUNY Neil Vidmar, College of Law, Duke University

 

The conference was funded by an award from the National Science Foundation to Dr. Margaret Bull Kovea

at John Jay College of Criminal Justice-CUNY.