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

我的项目将把北爱尔兰各地的公众聚集在一起，观察一场虚构但典型的强奸案审判的剧本版本，参加一些模拟陪审团小组，并做出裁决。我的目标是分析关于强奸的错误信念和关于强奸受害者行为的先入为主的想法在陪审团审议中扮演的角色，以及陪审员如何影响彼此的决策过程。我将与北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，并评估我的研究以及对法律和社会的潜在应用的影响。

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.