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In the U.S. court system, juries make decisions that affect parties in many ways. Juries may determine whether a defendant in a capital case lives or dies; they may determine the existence or amount of punitive damages in civil cases; and in some jurisdictions juries may determine which parent receives custody of children. Thus, how juries arrive at their decisions is an important question for practitioners, researchers, and the general public. Issues of interest include rules regarding jury decisions, judge versus jury verdicts, basis for jury verdicts, the deliberation process, hung or deadlocked juries, and jury sentencing.
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