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Some legal scholars have been advocating for a system of professional jurors who can understand the complex evidence presented in court and know the law related to each case. However, there are some serious problems with this potential system. Which one of the following is NOT among these problems?

It is _____ that jurors would be able to ignore past convictions if instructed to do so, especially if these convictions were for _____.

According to the text, rates of antisocial personality disorder in the general population are _____, whereas the incidence of this disorder in prison inmates is _____.

Interestingly, there appears to be a tendency for an increase in murders for a short while following an execution. One possible explanation is that executions may desensitize people to killing. This phenomenon is referred to as the _____ effect.

In real life, we often use information about a person’s past behavior to interpret his or her current actions. When jurors are supposed to _____ this type of evidence from the defendant’s past, they often _____.

Juries may base their verdicts on reasoning that ignores or goes beyond the law. This phenomenon is referred to as:

The vast majority of all criminal cases are resolved through _____, which afford(s) _____ constitutional protections to the defendant.

The burden of proof for civil commitment is:

The purpose of the death penalty is seen as deterrence. However, many studies in the United States, as well as in other countries, have found _____ evidence to support the idea that capital punishment deters murderers. Moreover, there is research showing that the frequency of murders _____ after executions, especially after highly publicized executions.

Typically, jurors are provided with instructions _____. Studies show that preinstructions given to a jury before the beginning of a trial help jurors _____.