Verdict Research Proposals Samples For Students

Does the Gender and Race of a Victim Influence Perception of the Jurors

Abstract
The study examines the influence of gender and race to juror perception when it comes to case decisions. In the experiment, a mock proceeding was conducted with the subjects sitting as jurors to judged the male and a female white, Black and Hispanic victim of sexual harassment. The objective of the experiment is to determine whether the decisions of the jurors are influenced by gender and race. The jurors in relation to the victim’s gander and race structured the proposed experiment to illustrate the varying responses in an actual Court proceeding. The study will be supported by reviewed ...

Jury Nullification

“You . . . police the Police. You police them by your verdict. You are the ones to send the message. Nobody else is going to do it in this society. You . . . are the ones in war; you are the ones on the front line” Johnnie Cochran, 1995 O.J. Simpson trial, on jury nullification
Jury nullification refers to a jury’s decision to return a verdict of “not guilty” even when the jury believes that the defendant is guilty of the criminal charges. In essence, the jury “nullifies” a law that it does not want to apply to the defendant, either because the jury ...

Neighborhoods with more police patrols are less likely to be burglarized than neighborhoods with normal police patrols

Abstract:
Orientation: Neighbourhoods with more police patrols are less likely to be burglarized than neighborhoods with normal police patrols
Research purpose: The purpose of the study is to determine whether perceived more police patrols in the neighbourhoods can have a direct correlation with fewer reported burglaries.
Motivation for the study: To develop a multivariate understanding of the trends of reported burglaries in neighbourhoods with increased police presence.
Research design, approach and method: This is a survey research which seeks to get from the police the primary data of the nature and frequencies of burglaries reported in a metropolis estate. ...

Dissertation Topic: In the context of Moroccan expansion policies in Western Sahara region, how adversely these policies impacted refugees of the Western Sahara region.

Study Outline:

1. Preface
2. Chapter One: Introduction
I. Study Background: Morocco’s expansion policies in the western Sahara and its impact on the refugees of the region
II. Objective of the Research Study
3. Chapter Two: Literature Review
4. Chapter Three: Research Methodology
5. Chapter Four : History of the Western Sahara Issue
I. Dispute between Morocco and Polisario front
II. US Support to Morocco and ...