Juries, Science and Popular Culture in the Age of Terror

David Tait is Professor of Justice Research at Western Sydney University, Australia, and Adjunct Professor at Telecom Paristech, France. His research focuses on how to make justice environments and processes more humane. His recent work includes Fortress or Sanctuary: Enhancing Court Safety by Managing People, Places and Processes (2014), and reviews of the prejudicial effect of the dock in criminal trials. Jane Goodman-Delahunty is a Research Professor at Charles Sturt University, Australia, and Member of the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal. Her recent books include Legal Psychology in Australia (2015), Trends in Legal Advocacy: Interviews with Leading Prosecutors and Defence Lawyers around the Globe (2016) and Juries and Expert Evidence in Criminal Trials (2016).

• 1. Understanding Terrorism Trials.- 2. The Legal Landscape in Terrorism Trials.- 3. Terrorist Trials.- 4. Animating the Bomber.- 5. Gruesome Evidence.- 6. Assessing Unfair Prejudice from Extremist Images in Terrorism Trials.- 7. Displaying the Bomb on the Train.- 8. Research Aims and Methods.- 9.The Sydney Bomber Study.- 10. Images of Interactive Virtual Environments.- 11. How Juries Talked about Visual Evidence .- 12. CSI Effects on Jury Reasoning and Verdicts.- 13. The Effect of Deliberation on Jury Verdicts.- 14. Making Sense of the Evidence.- 15. Conclusions