Nicola Haralambous, LL.M., of University of Hertfordshire School of Law has published Educating Jurors: Technology, the Internet & the Jury System, Information and Communications Technology Law, v. 19, no. 3 (2010), pp. 255-266. Here is the abstract:
This paper explores two ways in which the Internet and technology impact upon the jury trial. The first issue concerns jurors’ improper use of the Internet to conduct research into the case they are hearing and the improper use of social networking websites. It is important to minimise the prejudicial effect that the introduction of extraneous material might have on the legitimacy of the verdict and the integrity of the jury system in the Internet age. This paper argues that more needs to be done to educate jurors about their role and the importance of abiding by judicial directions. The second issue concerns the positive impact that the use of technology may have in court as a tool to aid jury comprehension. Further research is required into measures which may be taken in order to accommodate the increase in use of technology and the Internet within today’s jury system.
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