Wednesday, June 20, 2007

INSIDE THE MIND OF A JUROR
Order in the court
Monitor on Psychology, Volume 38, No. 6 June 2007, p48ff
http://www.apa.org/monitor/jun07/order.html
Amy Cynkar
"The best way to educate juries on the pitfalls of eyewitness evidence? Teach judges, say psychologists."

To ask or not to ask: The practice of allowing juror questions gains momentum
Monitor on Psychology, Volume 38, No. 6 June 2007, p50ff
http://www.apa.org/monitor/jun07/toask.html
Erika Packard

The Problem with DNA
Monitor on Psychology, Volume 38, No. 6 June 2007, p52ff
http://www.apa.org/monitor/jun07/problem.html
Laurie Meyers
"Forensic evidence increasingly includes genetic fingerprinting, but researchers worry that juries may put too much stock in the results."