Scottish Jury Research report published

Findings from the UK's largest mock jury research project to-date have been released. Commissioned by the Scottish Government, the research was led by Ipsos MORI Scotland, with the collaboration of School of Law academics Professor Fiona Leverick and Professor James Chalmers and the University of Warwick's Professor Vanessa Munro. The research sought to determine what effects certain unique features of the Scottish judicial system may or may not have on the process of jury decision-making. Scottish juries differ from their English and other English-language jurisdiction equivalents in three key aspects. They: - are made up of 15 jurors, not 12; are required to reach a simple majority, not a unanimous verdict (e.g. 8 vs. 7); have three verdicts to choose from, including the option of returning a 'not proven' verdict.
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