1. Is there a lack of diversity in members of the jury in criminal cases? Reflect on equity after reading the following article:
Binnall, J. M. (2019). Jury diversity in the age of mass incarceration: An exploratory mock jury experiment examining felon-jurors’ potential impacts on deliberations. Psychology, Crime & Law, 25(4), 345-363.
2. Provide details of common pretrial motions and their significance.
Discussion Guidelines
Discussions open the Saturday prior to the official start of the week.
Note: The discussion questions have been designed so that a response of approximately 500 words is typically needed to fully address the subject.
Students are required to make at least three (3) postings per week for the current Discussion topic which is the minimum and to receive full credit you must provide 5 total posts, one initial post and four responses to others.
One initial posting responding to the topic
At least four responses to classmate postings that are substantive, relevant, and engaging
Students should provide supporting materials (references/citations) to demonstrate/acknowledge the source of the information utilized to formulate the response.