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Article 1: Bornstein, B. H., & Greene, E. (2011). Jury decision making: Implications for and from psychology. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 20(1), 63-67.

Discuss:

1. How come studies of juries have not yielded strong results for how any particular juror will react at a trial, yet they provide for decision making explanation?
2. How might you design a study that would assess a jury’s decision making process?

Article 2: Collins-Chobanian, S. (2007). Analysis of Paul Butler's Race-Based Jury Nullification and His Call to Black Jurors and the African American Community. Journal of Black Studies.

Discuss:

1. What are some of the negative aspects of jury nullification?
2. When instructing juries about their decision making process, should nullification be addressed?