Year: 2019
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Research by Robertson, Davies and Nettleingham (2009) suggested a minority of jurors in English and Welsh courts experience significant short‐ and longer‐term distress from undertaking jury service. This study extended the research to jurors in Scottish trials, with their distinct conventions and procedures. Jurors completed web‐based questionnaires measuring juror distress, trauma symptoms, and personal resilience. Results replicated those from England and Wales, showing that some Scottish jurors also experience deterioration in physical and psychological well‐being, with female jurors, those sitting in longer trials, and dealing with crimes against the person, being most affected. Trait resilience did not mitigate such effects.
DOI: 10.1111/hojo.12346
Authors: EMMA WELSH, NOELLE ROBERTSON, LANA IRELAND, GRAHAM DAVIES
Institutions: Glasgow Caledonian University, University of Leicester
Language: English
Subfield: Law
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2986304182