Jury selection is a highly important process. The prosecution and defense are lo
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Jury selection is a highly important process. The prosecution and defense are looking for the best possible jurors to consider their arguments. For example, in a domestic violence or sexual assault case, the prosecution would likely prefer a jury sympathetic to the victim. The defense, on the other hand may not. The challenge becomes not only agreeing on a jury panel but finding jurors that fit their criteria. Let’s consider a hypothetical abuse case in a city of size 400,000 with approximately equal numbers of men and women. Furthermore, assume that 60% of its residents know a victim of abuse. About 14% of men have been victims and 30% of women. (The group “No More” recently released these results.)
Please answer these 6 questions asap
1- In a jury pool of 300 people, how many different groups of 40 potential jurors are possible?
2- How many 12-person juries are possible among a given group of 40?
3- What is the probability that a person chosen knows a victim of domestic or sexual abuse?
4- What is the probability that a person chosen is female or a victim of abuse?
5- What is the probability that a person chosen is male and not a victim of abuse?
6- Explain why these probabilities may be relevant to the attorneys trying to select a jury.
Explanation / Answer
selecting k items from n items = nCk = n! / k! (n-k)!
rest of the information is given in question
a)
total number of groups = 300C40
b)
total numbe of juries = 40C12 = 5586853480
c)
probability = percentage of people konws a victim of domestic or sexual abuse
= 60%
c)
probability = percentage of women who are victims
= 30%
d)
probablity = 1 - male and victim
= 1 - 0.14
= 86%
e)
to identify how jury may behave based on their previous experience , to identify relationship between prior exposure and their decision making
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