And I suspect that the the views of many of those with lots of experience are influenced by their daily bread and for many the butter, jam and honey depending on it.Jdsk wrote: ↑7 Aug 2022, 5:23pmMany types of research into juries are forbidden.thirdcrank wrote: ↑7 Aug 2022, 5:16pmAIUI, research into jury trial has been limited: if its true operation were to be revealed, I fancy a lot of thespians would be "resting."
That leaves:
• Trying to reconstruct and explain what happened
• Simulation studies.
Your idea about the effect of the "manslaughter" label could be studied by simulation.
Jonathan
PS: I suspect that much of the misunderstanding of what happens comes from many of us having watched many more hours of fictional portrayal than the real thing. And the limited exposure to the real thing being in very stressful situations.
(To declare an interest, with only very low-level involvement, I've now been drawing a pension for over 25 years.)