Juries, Science and Popular Culture in the Age of Terror : The Case of the Sydney Bomber.
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Palgrave Macmillan,
2016.
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Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgements; Contents; About the Authors; List of Figures ; List of Tables ; 1: Understanding Terrorism Trials; Introduction; Summary; 2: The Legal Landscape in Terrorism Trials; Introduction; Security Issues in Terrorism Trials; Jury Intimidation; National Security; Witness Security; Courtroom Biases Created by Terrorism Laws and Government Policy; Harsh Treatment of Defendants Charged with Terrorism Offences; Social Biases: Out-Group Stereotypes; The Biasing Effect of Pre-trial and In-trial Media Publicity; Information Overload: The Complexity of Terrorism Trials
- Complex Terrorism Laws Convoluted Facts; The Frustrated Jury and Juror Investigations; Are Jury Instructions an Adequate Safeguard Against Bias?; Alternatives to Jury Instructions: Withholding Evidence from Jurors; Summary; 3: Terrorist Trials: Forensic Science and the Trial Process; Introduction; The Nature of Forensic Evidence; Role in Investigations; Role in a Criminal Trial; The Legal Framework; Case Studies; The "Bali Bombings" Case; Benbrika & Ors v The Queen; Forensic Science in the Age of Terror; Improving the Quality of Expert Evidence
- Increased Role in Intelligence and Investigation Increasing Internationalisation; Summary; 4: Animating the Bomber: The Sydney Bomber Trial; Introduction; Summary; 5: Gruesome Evidence: The Use of Beheading Videos and Other Disturbing Pictures in Terrorism Trials; Introduction; Summary; 6: Assessing Unfair Prejudice from Extremist Images in Terrorism Trials; Introduction; Report by Jane Goodman-Delahunty in the Case of R v. Elomar et Ors; 7: Displaying the Bomb on the Train: The Challenge of Preparing Visual Evidence; Introduction; Visual Evidence
- Interactive Virtual Environments in Courtrooms Previous Research into the Use of Interactive Virtual Environments in Courtrooms; The Project on Juries and Interactive Virtual Evidence; Viewpoint; Correlating Location; Realism; Media Mode; Resolution; Accuracy; Simulation; Interaction; Advantages and Disadvantages of Video Games Technology in Court; Advantages of Interactive Virtual Environments in Court; Disadvantages of Interactive Virtual Environments in Court; Summary; 8: Research Aims and Methods; Introduction; Research Aims; Research Approach; Study One
- Research Design Study One Research Materials; Study One Research Participants; Research Procedures in Study One; Study Two; Research Design; Research Materials for Study Two; Research Participants in Study Two; Research Procedures in Study Two; Jury Instructions About the Visual Evidence; Jury Deliberations in Study Two; Methods of Analysis; Analysis of Experimental Data; Analysis of Jury Deliberations (Study Two); Summary; 9: The Sydney Bomber Study: Introducing the Mock Jurors; Introduction; Demographic Characteristics of Research Participants