you are an assistant district attorney trying to decide which suspect to try for burglary

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When jury deliberations begin, if a couple of jurors disagree with everyone else, they are easily?

D) When jury deliberations begin, if a couple of jurors disagree with everyone else, they are easily able to persuade the majority to change from a guilty to a not-guilty verdict.

When do jurors rely on eyewitness testimony?

A) Jurors and law enforcement professionals rely heavily on eyewitness testimony when they are deciding whether someone is guilty.

What is the best indicator of an eyewitness's accuracy?

A) The best indicator of an eyewitness's accuracy is his or her confidence.

Which tends to overestimate the accuracy of eyewitnesses?

D) Jurors tend to overestimate the accuracy of eyewitnesses.

Should police videotape interrogations?

D) The police should videotape all interrogations and make sure that the camera angle shows both the interrogator and the suspect.

Can a camera identify false confessions?

A) can help identify and prevent false confessions, but it makes a big difference who the camera is focused on.

Do people who recover memories of sexual abuse in psychotherapy always know that the abuse really occurred?

A) People who recover memories of sexual abuse in psychotherapy are almost always correct that the abuse really occurred.