Best Of: The Psychology Of Jury Selection

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🗓️ 5 June 2024

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It's a right guaranteed not once, but twice in our constitution – a trial by jury. And many of us are asked to serve on them, whether we want to or not.

Whether jury duty is a responsibility you dread or relish, the trial of former President Trump in Manhattan put the spotlight on the jury selection process – one that happens every day in courthouses across the country.

We speak with legal experts about the role juries play in our justice system – and the psychology of jury selection.

We also hear from someone who's served on a jury for another high-profile case.

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0:00.0	On the Ted Radio Hour, linguist Anne Curzan says she gets a lot of complaints about people using the pronoun they to refer to one person.
0:10.0	I sometimes get into arguments with people where they will say to me but it can't be
0:14.8	singular and I will say but it is.
0:17.5	The history behind words causing a lot of debate that's on the Ted Radio Hour from NPR. It's a right guaranteed not once but twice in our Constitution, a trial by jury, and many of us
0:38.2	are asked to serve on them whether we want to or not.
0:41.7	For some, getting a jury summons in the mail brings to mind scenes. want to
0:44.0	not. For some, getting a jury summons in the mail brings to mind scenes
0:45.0	from courtroom dramas in popular culture, like the 1957 film, 12 Angry Men.
0:49.8	I gave you my arguments.
0:51.8	We're not convinced. want to hear them again.
0:57.4	We have as much time as it takes. Everything.
1:05.0	Every single thing that took place in that courtroom, but I mean everything says he's guilty.
1:12.0	For others, jury duty is a chore. But I mean everything says he's given.
1:12.8	For others, jury duty is a chore to get out of any way you can.
1:17.3	Remember when Tina Fay's character in 30 Rock showed up dressed like Princess Leah for instance.
1:22.1	Excuse me, Imperial Guard, how long do these arson trials typically last?
1:27.8	Couple weeks probably?
1:28.8	You can drop the voice.
1:31.2	Oh, this used to get me out of jury duty in Chicago all the time.
1:34.8	Whether jury duty is a responsibility you dread or relish, the trial of former President
1:39.7	Trump in Manhattan put the spotlight on the jury selection process, one that happens in courthouses across the country.
1:46.0	Today we speak with legal experts about the role juries play in our justice system and the psychology of jury selection.
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