When evaluating risk assessment evidence, it has been found that jurors usually find _____ predictions more convincing. Research shows that _____ predictions are more accurate.

When a judge dictates that certain evidence is to be ignored, jurors often feel that their freedom to choose to consider all evidence is threatened. Reactance theory suggests that this may motivate the jurors to consider the _____ evidence to a _____ degree when contemplating a verdict.

When evaluating risk assessment evidence, it has been found that jurors usually find _____ predictions more convincing. Research shows that _____ predictions are more accurate.

_____ prediction is a method that requires that relevant risk factors be statistically evaluated to calculate the probability of future violence.

The movement to deinstitutionalize mentally ill patients was brought about by all of the following factors, EXCEPT:

The movement to deinstitutionalize mentally ill patients was brought about by all of the following factors, EXCEPT:

Some legal scholars have been advocating for a system of professional jurors who can understand the complex evidence presented in court and know the law related to each case. However, there are some serious problems with this potential system. Which one of the following is NOT among these problems?

Some legal scholars have been advocating for a system of professional jurors who can understand the complex evidence presented in court and know the law related to each case. However, there are some serious problems with this potential system. Which one of the following is NOT among these problems?

Research evidence suggests that, when judges and juries disagree, all of the following is true, EXCEPT:

It is _____ that jurors would be able to ignore past convictions if instructed to do so, especially if these convictions were for _____.