The Obstinate Jury: A comparative study of mock rape trial juries in Northern Ireland

我的项目将把来自北方爱尔兰各地的公众聚集在一起，观察一个虚构但典型的强奸审判的脚本版本，参加一些模拟陪审团小组，并作出判决。我的目的是分析什么样的角色错误的信念，强奸和先入为主的想法，强奸受害者的行为在陪审团审议和陪审员如何影响对方的决策过程。我将与北方爱尔兰妇女援助组织合作，帮助我将强奸受害者经历的真实性纳入我的审判脚本，并评估我的研究和潜在应用对法律和社会的影响。

My project will bring together members of the public from all over Northern Ireland to observe scripted versions of a fictitious but typical rape trial, participate in a number of mock jury panels and deliver verdicts. I aim to analyse what role false beliefs about rape and pre-conceived ideas about the behaviour of rape victims play in jury deliberations and how jurors influence each other's decision-making processes. I shall be collaborating with Women's Aid Northern Ireland to help me bring authenticity of rape victims' experiences to my trial script and also assess the implications of my research and potential applications for law and society.