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The NCSC Center for Jury Studies has conducted extensive research on the impact of various trial innovations on juror comprehension, performance, and satisfaction as well as providing education and information to various judicial and bar organizations on this topic.

Are Hung Juries a Problem? (NCSC 2002)		Why do Juries Hang?
Juror First Votes in Criminal Trials (2004)		A Profile of Hung Juries (2003)
The Hung Jury: the American Jury’s Insights and Contemporary Understanding (2003)		A Jury of One: Opinion Formation, Conformity, and Dissent on Juries (2008)
Nullification at Work? A Glimpse from the NCSC Study of Hung Juries (2003)		Judge-Jury Agreement in Criminal Cases: A Partial Replication of Kalven & Zeisel’s The American Jury (2004)
Testing the Effects of Selected Jury Trial Innovations on Juror Comprehension of Contested mtDNA Evidence (2004)		Permitting Jury Discussions During Trial: Impact of the Arizona Reform (2000)
Timing of Opinion Formation by Jurors in Civil Cases: An Empirical Examination (2000)		Speaking Rights: An Evaluation of Arizona’s Rule Permitting Juror Discussions (2002)
The Arizona Jury Reform Permitting Civil Jury Trial Discussions: The Views of Trial Participants, Judges, and Jurors (1999)		How Much Justice Hangs in the Balance?(1999)

Jury News

Hung Juries: Are They a Problem? (2002)

Helping Jurors Deliberate (1998)