Table of Contents

FOUNDATIONS
1. The Legal Context
2. Measuring Potential Predictors of Verdict
3. Empirical Foundations and Limits

APPLICATION
4. Conducting Community Surveys
5. Report Writing
6. Consultation During Voir Dire

Appendix A Sample Jury Selection Survey
Appendix B Sample Jury Selection Report
Appendix C Phone Survey to Support Change of Venue Motion and Jury Selection
Appendix D Report Supporting a Change of Venue Motion
Appendix E Memo Reporting Results of Jury Selection Analysis Based on Change of Venue Survey

References
Tests and Specialized Tools
Cases and Statutes
Key Terms
Index
About the Authors

About the Author

Margaret Bull Kovera is a Professor of Psychology at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York. She is a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science, the American Psychological Association, the American Psychology-Law Society (APLS), the Society for Experimental Social Psychology, and the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI). She is a Past-President of APLS and regularly serves as
a trial consultant and as an expert witness in cases involving eyewitness identification.

Brian L. Cutler is a Professor of Social Science and Humanities at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology. He is a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science and Distinguished Member of the American Psychology-Law Society. He served as President of APLS and is Past Editor-in-Chief of Law and Human Behavior. He previously served as a trial consultant and continues to serve as an expert witness in cases involving eyewitness identification.