How does a jury reach a conclusion? A new SBS show painstakingly recreates details to take us behind the scenes
- Written by Xanthe Mallett, Forensic Criminologist, University of Newcastle
SBSJuries are the bedrock of common law, and have been used for centuries to decide factual issues before the court.
Jury research has for years attempted to improve our understanding of how jurors reach a conclusion, both individually and as a collective. But we have very little understanding of how each specific case is decided: in Australia,...





