Professors Nancy Marder of the Chicago-Kent College of Law and Adam Shlahet of Fordham Law School joined Alissa Heydari for the June 10 episode of True Bill Talk.
Marder, one of the nation’s preeminent scholars on the jury, and Shlahet, an experience trial attorney as a prosecutor and defender, explore the nature of jury selection. They challenge conventional wisdom about finding the ideal juror, changing appearances of bias, and the lack of correlation between demographics and deliberation. They also discuss recent experiments with the process in Washington, California, and Arizona.
Listen now on Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts.
About True Bill Talk
From the Vanderbilt Project on Prosecution Policy, True Bill Talk is about getting to the truth of criminal prosecution in America right now: what it is, how people experience it, and how prosecutors can better serve their communities. Each episode of the podcast features in-depth conversations between Vanderbilt Law Professor Alissa Marque Heydari and prosecutors, policy experts, and advocates with diverse perspectives on the challenges and responsibilities of prosecution.
About the Vanderbilt Project on Prosecution Policy
The Vanderbilt Project on Prosecution Policy (VPOPP) is a nonpartisan network of prosecutors, researchers, students, and other stakeholders dedicated to improving individual and collective outcomes in the criminal justice system. The Project supports communities that traditionally have been overlooked by national policy centers. Through trainings, research, conferences, and technical assistance, VPOPP engages criminal justice leaders, particularly prosecutors in the South, to develop and implement policies and programs that reduce unnecessary incarceration and promote public safety.
VPOPP is housed in Vanderbilt Law’s Criminal Justice Program and collaborates closely with highly experienced and respected Vanderbilt Law faculty members affiliated with the program.