Why Are Psychologists Not in Favor of Smaller Jury Sizes

question 68

Multiple Choice

Why are psychologists not in favor of smaller jury sizes?

• A) Tension and interpersonal conflict will be more in small groups as compared to large ones.
• B) Smaller juries are less representative of the communities from which they are drawn.
• C) Smaller juries spend less time discussing the case.
• D) It is harder for a dissenting juror to hold out for her position when she does not have a single ally.

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