Kalven and Zeisel (1966)reviewed More Than 200 Juries in Actual

question 56

Multiple Choice

Kalven and Zeisel (1966) reviewed more than 200 juries in actual criminal trials and discovered that

• A)the jury members often change their minds several times during deliberation.
• B)the jury tends to deadlock when there are dissenting jurors.
• C)the final decision is almost always the same as the one favoured by the majority on the initial vote.
• D)the final decision is rarely ever the same as the one favoured by the majority on the initial vote.
• E)jury members rely solely on the factual evidence in their decision making process.

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