How Juries Work

How Juries Work integrates legal and psychological theory and research to present a comprehensive assessment of the modern criminal law jury, and of how evidence-based research can improve jury performance.

Auteur

Rebecca K. Helm is an Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Evidence-Based Justice Lab at the University of Exeter Law School, and a current UK Research and Innovation Fellow. She is an expert in the field of psychology and law and using quantitative methodologies to examine the legal system. Her research examines how legal procedures work in practice, and how changing aspects of procedure can enhance the ability of the justice system to achieve normative goals. Her work has been funded by several research bodies and has been widely published in leading journals in both law and psychology.