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Racial Diversity Improves Group Decision Making In Unexpected Ways, According To Tufts ... - 0 views

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In Cold Blood diversity

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  • esearch from Tufts University indicates that diverse groups perform better than homogenous groups when it comes to decision making and that this is due largely to dramatic differences in the way whites behave in diverse groups--changes that occur even before group members begin to interact.
  • In a study involving 200 participants on 29 mock juries, panels of whites and blacks performed better than all-white groups by a number of measures. "Such diverse juries deliberated longer, raised more facts about the case, and conducted broader and more wide-ranging deliberations," said Sommers. "They also made fewer factual errors in discussing evidence and when errors did occur, those errors were more likely to be corrected during the discussion."
  • "Diverse groups show a number of advantages and benefits when it comes to this type of decision making."
  • Ellen L on 21 Mar 12
     
    This article discusses a study that was done which concluded that diverse juries spend more time deliberating, thus making fairer, more thought out decisions. Unlike with a jury of equals, a diverse jury argues over beliefs and values, thus increasing the value and fairness of the decision. 
Ellen L

Courts Try to Maximize Jury Diversity - July 2007 - The Third Branch - 0 views

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In Cold Blood jury diversity

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  • But a study ordered in 2005 by Judge Nancy Gertner (D. Mass.) found that wealthier towns with few minority residents did a better job of keeping accurate residency lists than more diverse communities. The result: a higher percentage of jury summonses sent to minorities came back as undeliverable or went unanswered.
  • “The perception of fairness counts. A white jury may be fair, but a non-white defendant likely will think ‘the jurors can’t be fair because they don’t understand me.’”
  • Ellen L on 21 Mar 12
     
    This page discusses the importance in having a racially and culturally mixed jury in order to make fair decisions. The importance of have many differing perspectives gives the case a more concrete ambiance, thus increasing a ruling' rationality. In In Cold Blood, and all the other books, we see this common thread of truth through the many opinions of others, thus augmenting the importance of a multiperspective show. In the In COld Blood trial, there is a very monotonous showing of a jury, as all the people are white, christian landowners. 
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The Insanity Defense - 0 views

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In Cold Blood insanity defense

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  • Years from now, when socialist historians of the future examine the dead carcass of US capitalism, they will pay special attention to the growing barbarism of the penal system in the late 20th century. While most attention will obviously be paid to the reintroduction of the death penalty and a racist judicial system that incarcerates minorities disproportionately, there will also have to be close look at the tendency to treat mentally ill people as common criminals.
  • The insanity defense was first used in the case of an 1843 assassination attempt on British Prime Minister Robert Peel by a psychotic individual named Daniel M'Naghten. When a physician testified that M'Naghten was insane, the prosecution agreed to stop the case and the defendant was declared insane despite protests from Queen Victoria and the House of Lords.
  • Ellen L on 21 Mar 12
     
    Originally used in 1843 for an assassination case, the insanity plea has been used by many cold killers to save their lives in return for being labled as a sociopath. Both Dick and Perry undergo psychological evaluations to determine if they, too, qualify for this sentence.  Interestingly enough, this defense now seems to be a thing of the past, as some courts require their jury to answer whether or not a criminal understood his actions.
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