@article{ref1,
title="Defendant mental illness and juror decision-making: a comparison of sample types",
journal="International journal of law and psychiatry",
year="2015",
author="Mossière, Annik and Maeder, Evelyn M.",
volume="42-43",
number="",
pages="58-66",
abstract="Two studies were conducted with separate student and community samples to explore the effect of sample types and the influence of defendant mental illness on juror decision-making. Following the completion of a pre-trial questionnaire in which jurors' attitudes towards mental illness were assessed, participants were provided with a robbery trial transcript, wherein the mental illness of the defendant was manipulated. Participants then answered a questionnaire to assess their knowledge of the scenario, their verdict, verdict confidence, and sentencing decision. Limited relationships were found between the variables in both Study 1 and Study 2. Neither attitude ratings nor mental illness type had a significant effect on juror decisions. Samples differed in terms of the paths through which juror decisions were achieved. <br><br>FINDINGS suggest that sample type may be particularly relevant for this topic of study, and that future research is required on legal proceedings for cases involving a defendant with a mental illness.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0160-2527",
doi="10.1016/j.ijlp.2015.08.008",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2015.08.008"
}