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Open research questions in Jury Decision Making Processes

523 gap statements mined from Jury Decision Making Processes papers in our 7.9M-paper local library, which holds 5,657 papers on the topic — drawn mostly from each paper's own stated research gap, future-work, challenge and limitation notes, and its abstract. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one.

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What the literature leaves open

  • The lack of epistemic infrastructure in the criminal process. The need for more robust evaluation of reliability.

    Expert Evidence in Criminal Law: Rethinking Reliability in England and Wales after the Lucy Letby Case · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a lack of systematic law in place in India to protect witnesses from threats of coercion, intimidation, or retributive violence. The current system has structural weaknesses.

    Judicial Interpretation and Witness Protection in India: A Critical Analysis of Legislative Gaps and Constitutional Imperatives · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research should focus on improving the use of visum et repertum in the investigation of assault crimes. Future research should examine the effectiveness of forensic medical services in supporting the evidentiary process. Future research should analyze the impact of coordination between investigators and forensic doctors on the outcome of criminal cases.

    The Role of Forensic Medicine and the Position of Visum et Repertum as Evidence in the Investigation of Persecution: A Case Study of the Kuningan Police Based on Law No. 1 of 2023 · 2026 · DOI

  • The study highlights the need for a scientific approach to support the evidentiary process in criminal justice. The study emphasizes the importance of coordination between investigators and forensic doctors in compiling medical reports.

    The Role of Forensic Medicine and the Position of Visum et Repertum as Evidence in the Investigation of Persecution: A Case Study of the Kuningan Police Based on Law No. 1 of 2023 · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper suggests that further empirical research is needed to fully understand the implications of the study's findings. The study recommends that future research explore the application of cognitive linguistics to other legal concepts. The research suggests that further investigation is needed to develop a more comprehensive understanding of the semantic frames of TRIAL and MEDIATION.

    The Category of Impartiality in the Semantic Frames of Trial and Mediation · 2026 · DOI

  • The study notes that the traditional Aristotelian approach to defining concepts is limited in its ability to capture the complexity of legal categories.

    The Category of Impartiality in the Semantic Frames of Trial and Mediation · 2026 · DOI

  • This issue has not been addressed much in the literature so far, while it may be of interest due to the inconsistent way in which the legislator regulates the matter of disciplinary responsibility, and furthermore due to the specificity of this body.

    Disciplinary responsibility of a member of the local government appeal board · 2026 · DOI

  • The lack of an integrated epistemological framework capable of explaining the inferential transition from evidence to legal fact. The fragmentation of existing studies on proof.

    Epistemic-Justificatory Proof Theory and the Legitimacy of Judicial Decisions · 2026 · DOI

  • The Witness Protection Scheme, 2018 lacks statutory force. It is underfunded and unequally implemented across states. The new criminal codes do not create a legal right for witness protection.

    Witness Protection In India: Legislative Deficit, Empirical Dimensions, Comparative Models, And The Imperative Of Parliamentary Legislation · 2026 · DOI

  • The lack of effective witness protection in India. The limitations of the Witness Protection Scheme, 2018. The need for dedicated Parliamentary legislation on witness protection.

    Witness Protection In India: Legislative Deficit, Empirical Dimensions, Comparative Models, And The Imperative Of Parliamentary Legislation · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper suggests that future research should focus on addressing the challenges in justice analysis. The paper notes that the unification of justice, status, and power is a potential area for future research.

    From Foundations of Justice Analysis to Current and Future Challenges · 2026 · DOI

  • The study suggests that future research should consider the media's impact on the judiciary in broader contexts. The study highlights the importance of considering the media's impact on sentencing decisions.

    Judging by the Cover: On the Relationship Between Media Coverage on Crime and Harshness in Sentencing · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research could explore the implementation of witness protection policies in different jurisdictions. It could examine the impact of witness obligations on the outcome of judicial proceedings.

    The Obligations of a Witness in Judicial Proceedings: Criminal Liability or Legal Duty? (A Comparative Study) · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a need to balance the requirements of justice with the right to legal protection for witnesses. It highlights a gap in the understanding of witness obligations in Arab and Western systems.

    The Obligations of a Witness in Judicial Proceedings: Criminal Liability or Legal Duty? (A Comparative Study) · 2026 · DOI

  • The development of fundamental tactical rules of the hearing within the framework of the judicial investigation is to become a priority task of forensic science, given that the judicial practice in this matter remains insufficiently generalized and valorized at the doctrinal level.

    Hearing – Evidentiary Procedure for Administering Statements in Court · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper notes that prior work has often remarked that proportionality in sentencing is an elusive idea, difficult to define and operationalise.

    Making sense of statutory penalty ranges: Proportionality and penalty value in Sweden · 2026 · DOI

  • The need for an understanding of the judgment process in criminal trials under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. The importance of judicial discretion, victim compensation, and accused rights in the judgment process.

    Judgment under BNSS, 2023: Contents, Special Reasons and Modes of Delivery · 2026 · DOI

  • The lack of case-level covariates in the public files. The potential for judges to face different case pools due to video dockets or multiple offices.

    The Judge Lottery: Within-Office Disparities in Social Security Disability Adjudication, Fiscal Year 2025 · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research could examine the causes of the disparities in allowance rates among administrative law judges. The study's findings could inform efforts to improve the fairness and consistency of the Social Security disability adjudication process.

    The Judge Lottery: Within-Office Disparities in Social Security Disability Adjudication, Fiscal Year 2025 · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper argues that the existing literature has not adequately addressed the interaction between jury size and other elements of criminal-jury design.

    Beyond six versus twelve: Kian v. Florida and the design of the criminal jury · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper notes that the vast majority of the phenomena discussed are universal phenomena which, in a similar historical period, can also be observed within the systems of continental Europe, but which did not lead there to such a significant dominance of consensual instruments in criminal proceedings.

    Would Cain Plead Guilty to the Murder of Abel? On the Historical Transformation of the English and American Trial Model as a Source of Plea Bargaining · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper notes that the JEF is vulnerable to response biases in C and J.

    From Foundations of Justice Analysis to Current and Future Challenges · 2026 · DOI

  • Prior work has focused on high-profile cases and federal and appellate courts.

    Judging by the Cover: On the Relationship Between Media Coverage on Crime and Harshness in Sentencing · 2026 · DOI

  • The distinction between dolus and the transcendent internal tendency is highlighted as an area that requires further clarification.

    La tendencia interna trascendente como categoría diferenciada del dolo, por Nefijesus Cruz · 2026 · DOI

  • Further study on the implementation of the proposed reforms. Examination of the impact of the reforms on the admissibility of expert evidence. Investigation into the development of 'epistemic literacy' in the criminal justice system.

    Expert Evidence in Criminal Law: Rethinking Reliability in England and Wales after the Lucy Letby Case · 2026 · DOI

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Open questions raised by papers listed on this page include: (1) The lack of epistemic infrastructure in the criminal process (“Expert Evidence in Criminal Law: Rethinking Reliability in England and Wales…”, 2026); (2) There is a lack of systematic law in place in India to protect witnesses from threats of coercion, intimidation, or retributive violence (“Judicial Interpretation and Witness Protection in India: A Critical Analysis of…”, 2026); (3) Future research should focus on improving the use of visum et repertum in the investigation of assault crimes (“The Role of Forensic Medicine and the Position of Visum et Repertum as Evidence…”, 2026); (4) The paper suggests that further empirical research is needed to fully understand the implications of the study's findings (“The Category of Impartiality in the Semantic Frames of Trial and Mediation”, 2026); (5) The lack of an integrated epistemological framework capable of explaining the inferential transition from evidence to legal fact (“Epistemic-Justificatory Proof Theory and the Legitimacy of Judicial Decisions”, 2026). 523 gap statements have been mined from Jury Decision Making Processes papers in our 7.9M-paper local library, which holds 5,657 papers on the topic; the gaps come from whichever of those papers state one. They are mostly the research gaps the authors state and the papers' abstracts, plus future-work, limitations and challenges passages. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one, so you can read the original claim in context.

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