Date of Award
1990
Publication Type
Master Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Department
Social Work
Keywords
Law.
Supervisor
Shuraydi, Muhammad,
Rights
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Abstract
Juries have been a long standing institution within the Canadian criminal justice system. However, there is to be found very little research in the area. This exploratory study seeks to examine the selection of juries from the lawyer's perspective, both Crown and defence, and the factors that the lawyers find as being significant to them. The research is conducted from a symbolic interactionist perspective of the study of the definition of the situation, of selecting a Jury for a criminal trial. The research methodology combines a multi-faceted approach which combines observations, interviews and questionnaires to arrive at its findings. It was found that lawyers typically utilize six major categories of determinants when selecting a Jury. (A) Occupation; (B) Age; (C) Gender; (D) Race; (E) Residence; (F) Appearance. Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 30-03, page: 0544. Chairperson: Muhammad Shuraydi. Thesis (M.A.)--University of Windsor (Canada), 1990.
Recommended Citation
Kreis, Rudolf, "The selection of juries: Lawyers' perspectives" (1990). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 4261.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/4261