Threats to Impartiality in Capital Jury Selection: Addressing Dead-Serious Falsifications

The American Bar Association (ABA) filed an amicus brief1 in the Boston Marathon bombing case that took direct aim at current jury selection procedures within the context of highly publicized capital trials. It strongly recommended that knowledge about the case, including pretrial publicity, be carefully investigated. Moreover, the brief flatly stated that assertions of fairness and impartiality by venirepersons are “not reliable.”2 Is this true? What can social science tell us about the objectivity, truthfulness, and personal perspectives (e.g., biases or viewpoints) of potential jurors—in general, and on a case-by-case basis

Institutionalized Delinquent and Maladjusted Juveniles: A Psycholegal Systems Analysis

I. Introduction II. The Criminal Justice and Mental Health Systems ... A. Angles A1 and A2 ... B. A1→B1, or A2→B2 … C. Angles B1 and B2 ... D. The Shuffle: A1→C1→A1 or A2; or A2→C2→A2 or A1; or A1→B2 or C1→B2 ... E. The Merger ... F. Prospects for Change ... G. Summary III. The Juvenile Justice System ... A. Legal Rights at Intake in the Juvenile Justice System (Angle A3 ) ... B. Legal Rights during Juvenile Incarceration (A3 to B3) ... C. Controversy over the Goal of Juvenile Justice (Angle B3) ... D. Dumping (Angle C3) and Shuffling (A3→C3→A3 or A1 or A2; or A3→A1 or A2) in the Juvenile Justice System ... E. Merger with the Criminal Justice System ... F. Summary IV. Juveniles in the Mental Health System ... A. Commitment of Juveniles to Mental Health Facilities (Angle A4) ... B. Incipient Legalization at Angle A4 ... C. Prospects for Further Legalization at Angle A4 ... D. Prospects for Treatment Rights (A4→B4) ... E. The Future of the Juvenile Mental Health System ... F. Summary V. Conclusio

Institutionalized Delinquent and Maladjusted Juveniles: A Psycholegal Systems Analysis

I. Introduction II. The Criminal Justice and Mental Health Systems ... A. Angles A1 and A2 ... B. A1→B1, or A2→B2 … C. Angles B1 and B2 ... D. The Shuffle: A1→C1→A1 or A2; or A2→C2→A2 or A1; or A1→B2 or C1→B2 ... E. The Merger ... F. Prospects for Change ... G. Summary III. The Juvenile Justice System ... A. Legal Rights at Intake in the Juvenile Justice System (Angle A3 ) ... B. Legal Rights during Juvenile Incarceration (A3 to B3) ... C. Controversy over the Goal of Juvenile Justice (Angle B3) ... D. Dumping (Angle C3) and Shuffling (A3→C3→A3 or A1 or A2; or A3→A1 or A2) in the Juvenile Justice System ... E. Merger with the Criminal Justice System ... F. Summary IV. Juveniles in the Mental Health System ... A. Commitment of Juveniles to Mental Health Facilities (Angle A4) ... B. Incipient Legalization at Angle A4 ... C. Prospects for Further Legalization at Angle A4 ... D. Prospects for Treatment Rights (A4→B4) ... E. The Future of the Juvenile Mental Health System ... F. Summary V. Conclusio