Do Jurors Find Sexual Harassment By Email or In-Person Worse? New Online Jury Research Update

Nov. 4, 2010 - PRLog -- The first November 2010 Issue of ComCon’s free Online Jury Research Update (OJRU) is now published and answers the question of whether sexual harassment occurring by email or in person is perceived as more severe by jurors.

The just published Issue of ComCon’s free Online Jury Research Update (OJRU) summarizes research in a hostile work environment case involving a female plaintiff and a male defendant who was her boss.

One key finding: Jurors were more likely to determine that sexual harassment occurred to less severe harassment in emails than in face-to-face comments . Additional findings are discussed in the Update.

The OJRU is a free publication of ComCon Kathy Kellermann Communication Consulting hosted on ComCon’s website at http://www.kkcomcon.com/CCOnlineJuryResearchUpdateByDate.htm.    

ComCon, a trial and jury consulting firm in Los Angeles, publishes the free OJRU four times each month to provide practical answers to questions about trying cases to juries based on social science research.
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* Does a per diem or lump sum request yield a larger pain and suffering award?
* Do jurors expect scientific evidence in criminal cases?
* Do jurors believe that non-native English speakers are as truthful as native English speakers?
* To what extent do jurors discuss jury instructions in deliberations?
* In which types of civil cases is settlement most often mistakenly rejected?
* Do jurors distinguish circumstantial and direct evidence?

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