Title

Preserving The Right To A Fair Trial: An Examination Of Prejudicial Value Of Visual And Auditory Evidence

Abstract

The present study empirically investigated the impact of auditory and visual evidence on juror emotional state and decisions. In a 3 (Graphic Images / Neutral Images / No Images) × 2 (Auditory Absent / Auditory Present) × 2 (Standard Jury Instructions / Revised Instructions) between-subjects factorial design, 532 participants reviewed a murder case and rendered verdict decisions. Changes in emotional state after presentation of evidence were collected using the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule - Expanded Form (PANAS-X; Watson & Clark, 1994). Despite earlier assertions of a mediational relationship between evidence presentation mode, juror emotional response, and verdict, results of the present study suggest some modes of evidence presentation (namely, graphic visual evidence) influence conviction rates independent of emotional responses. The inclusion of verbiage regarding emotionality within general jury instructions appeared insufficient to limit emotional responses to evidence. © NAJP.

Publication Date

1-1-2014

Publication Title

North American Journal of Psychology

Volume

16

Issue

2

Number of Pages

397-414

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

Socpus ID

84901373681 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84901373681

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