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Just Spaces Dr Blake McKimmie & Ms Jill Hays Applied Social Psychology Lab School of Psychology

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Just SpacesDr Blake McKimmie & Ms Jill Hays

Applied Social Psychology LabSchool of Psychology

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“...when I first saw the fixed screen dock I was immediately concerned about its impact on the jury...

...The immediate impression was that they were separated in that way because they posed a threat to people in the courtroom....”

- The Honourable Justice Whealy

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How do jurors make their decisions?

Other cues

Message content

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Extra-legal factors

• Pre-trial publicity• Defendant characteristics

– Ethnicity, socio-economic status, gender, attractiveness, tattoos

• Witness characteristics– Nonverbal behaviour, gender, age, credentials

• Case domainKramer, Kerr, & Carroll (1990); Mazzella & Feingold (1994); McKimmie, Masters, Masser, Schuller, & Terry (2013); McKimmie, Masser & Bongiorno (2013); Schuller, Terry & McKimmie (2005); Antrobus, McKimmie, & Newcombe (2012); Cooper, Bennett, & Sukel (1996)

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Dual process models of persuasionCacioppo, Petty, Chuan, & Rodriguez (1986)

Chaiken, Liberman & Eagly (1989)

Central route Peripheral route

High effort Low effort

Message quality Cues and decision rules

When motivation and ability are high

When motivation and ability are low

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Cognitive misers and optimisers

Eagly & Chaiken (1993)Macrae, Milne, & Bodenhausen (1994)Sherman, Lee, Bessnoff, & Frost (1998)

McKimmie, Masters, Masser, Schuller & Terry (2013)

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Judges and jurors are similar in how they assess case evidence

Guthrie, Rachlinski, & Wistrich (2001)

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How might the design of the dock influence jurors?

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Cue to dangerEcological contamination

AttentionCamera perspective bias, weapon focus

Categorisation and stereotypesOutgroup, offender, dehumanisation

Werthman & Piliavin (1967); Terrill & Reisig (2003); Lassiter & Irvine (1986); Loftus (1979); Tajfel & Turner (1986); Devine (1989); Mazella & Feingold (1994); Haslam (2006).

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Predictions

Glass No glass Control

Weak evidence + - -

Strong evidence + + +

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Main Effect of Evidence

No Glass Glass ControlDock Condition

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No Effect of Dock Condition on:

• Dangerousness• Dehumanisation• Stereotypicality as a criminal

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Effect of Dock Condition on Juror Bias

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Guilt

DangerousnessJuror Bias

Mediation of Dock Condition on Guilt through Juror Bias, then Dangerousness

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.09* .81*

Direct: .12

Indirect: .05*

.73*

Total: .04, p = .596

Dock design

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Acknowledgements• Project Team:• Professor David Tait• Professor Rick Sarre• Dr Meredith Rossner• Dr Emma Rowden• Ms Diane Jones• Professor Mary Rose• Mr Paul Katsieris• Mr Mariano De Duonni

• Funding:• Australian Research Council • Linkage Project LP120200288

• Student Investigators:• Jill Hays• Kathryne Phillis

• Partners:• PTW Architects• Katsieris Origami• Hassell Pty Ltd• WA Department of the AG• ICE Design Australia• NSW Department of AG and

Justice

Applied Social Psychology Lab: http://www.psy.uq.edu.au/research/appliedsocial