Law Enforcement and Prosecution Virtual Roundtable: Setting the Stage for Success: Jury Selection for Cases Involving Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking
Jun 11, 2020
Resource type
Webinars
Author(s)
Jane Anderson (Attorney Advisor, AEquitas); Mike LaRiviere (Investigator, Salem, MA Police Department); Elliot Casey (Staff Attorney, Virginia Commonwealth’s Attorneys’ Services Council); Sharla Jackson (Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Resource Prosecutor, Prosecuting Attorney’s Council of Georgia)
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Having an unbiased jury is essential to any trial. When trying cases involving immigrant victims of domestic or sexual violence, it is imperative that prosecutors develop a strategy to ensure that the jurors selected do not bear any prejudice against the victim and can understand the underlying dynamics of the case.