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SPECIAL FEATURESWritten, visual and audio materials for litigators. See the Kollectionns. Jury KollectionnsResources for cases going to trial Jury Research BlawgScientific answers to questions about trying cases to juries Slide ShowsPresentations of juror questionnaire and mock trial data Visual ResourcesVisual tests demonstrating limits of human observation Litigator KollectionnsResources for any forum Articles for LitigatorsEssays on communication and litigation by ComCon consultants Persuasion TipsEssays and tips about persuasion by ComCon consultants Trial Books  Organized bibliographies about famous trials and trial advocacy Links for LitigatorsLinks to useful jury & trial attorney blogs, research, issues & resources

MEDIA SPOTLIGHTSee us in the news! Cases in the NewsCases on TV & in print on which ComCon worked Media InterviewsNews interviews by ComCon consultants on high profile trials & jury issues COMPANY SPOTLIGHTLearn about us Our ServicesLearn what we do Our PrincipalsLearn about our consultants Our CompanyLearn about our company Our ExpertiseSee our results

ARTICLE SPOTLIGHTCheck out the entire Article Kollectionn Persuasive Question-Asking  How questions put words in answerers' mouths (from Articles Kollectionn) Read how questions affect answers. False Confession Defense  Experts & jury selection for false confession defense (from Article Kollectionn) The influence of police deception & experts on perceptions of confession evidence Executive Witness Testimony  Preparing executives to testify (from Articles Kollectionn) Read David S. Poole and Dr. Kellermann's article in The Jury Expert.

SLIDE SHOW SPOTLIGHTSee entire Slide Show Kollectionn

KOLLECTIONNS SPOTLIGHTSample our Special Features Conversation Awareness Test  Eyewitness observation test (from Visual Resources Kollectionn) Watch video to take test. Emotional Language  Intellectual vs emotion words (from Persuasion Kollectionn) Substitute emotion words for intellectual words. Judges' Juror Excusal Test  California judges' test for handling hardship, cause & peremptory challenges (from Links Kollectionn) Click 'Start the course!' after page loads Seating a Sympathetic Jury  5 tips for seating a sympathetic jury (from Media Interviews: Issue Commentary) Dr. Kellermann is interviewed.

CASE STUDIES SPOTLIGHTCheck out high profile cases Hung Jury Case Study  What caused the jury to hang? Read about why the jury hung. JURY RESEARCH BLAWG SPOTLIGHTCheck out entire OJRU Blawg. February, 2011, Issue 1 Apologies and settlement demandsHow do apologies affect settlement demands? (from Jury Research Kollectionn) September, 2010 Issue 2 Juror understanding of reasonable doubtHow well do jurors understand jury instructions on reasonable doubt? (from Jury Research Kollectionn) February, 2007, Issue 1 Decisions by juries versus judgesDo juries reach different decisions than judges? (from Jury Research Kollectionn) December, 2006, Issue 1 Discussing race in voir direHow does mentioning racial bias in voir dire affect juror decision-making? (from Jury Research Kollectionn)

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