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Nicole is a defense attorney handling a high-profile case. Much rests with the decision of the jury in terms of damages that the defendant may be required to pay. To help in the process, Nicole decides to pull together a group that matches the demographics of the actual jury and have them sit in the courtroom during trial and be exposed to the same evidence the actual jury would be seeing. The group Nicole is assembling is known as a:

Most democracies in the Western hemisphere _____ the death penalty. In the United States, however, the opposite is true. In fact, _____ of the U.S. states have the death penalty.

The biggest, most important benefit of having a shadow jury in place, according to the text, is that, because the shadow jurors would actually hear the same testimony as the actual jury, they can provide:

Most democracies in the Western hemisphere _____ the death penalty. In the United States, however, the opposite is true. In fact, _____ of the U.S. states have the death penalty.

Information that might be deemed prejudicial is likely to be considered as:

According to the text, the cross-race effect is present in babies as young as _____ old, and _____ from childhood to adulthood.

According to the text, the cross-race effect is present in babies as young as _____ old, and _____ from childhood to adulthood.

In many death penalty cases, the sentence is decided based on the _____ standard, which is a probability that the defendant would commit an act of criminal violence and thus presents a continuous threat to society.

As noted in the text, almost three quarters of the jury deliberation time is devoted to the _____, and about 20% of the time is dedicated to discussing the _____.

As noted in the text, almost three quarters of the jury deliberation time is devoted to the _____, and about 20% of the time is dedicated to discussing the _____.