Question

in the movie " A Time to Kill", describe the situation that you analyze and interpret the actions of the characters depicting social psychology in the courtroom. Draw conclusion based on social psychological Concepts and theories.

you will analyze a 3 to 5 minutes segment of a movie or television episode depicting social psychology in the courtroom. after watching the movie segments create a 3-to-4 page report on your analysis. in your report mentioned the name of the movie, describe the setting and overall storyline of the movie, describe the main characters in The observed movie section, describe the situation that you analyze and interpret the actions of the characters depicting social psychology in the courtroom . draw conclusion based on social psychological Concepts and theories.

Answer 1

conclusion based on social psychological Concepts and theories - In the civil proceeding against O.J. Simpson before a largely White jury, Simpson was not allowed to introduce evidence of police racism because Mark Fuhrman did not testify. The defense attorneys did introduce some evidence of police overreaching, but without Fuhrman's testimony there was no linchpin to hold all of the police overreaching together. But even if Fuhrman's testimony was presented, the mostly White jury probably would have found Simpson liable because they would have seen some of the police actions and Fuhrman's testimony as isolated incidents. The jury was left solely with the issue of spousal abuse. Simpson's attorneys tried to minimize it, but that made Simpson look like he was defaming his late ex-wife's character. Moreover, whenever such allegations of prior violent acts are introduced against an African American male, it has the potential of so tainting him with prevailing stereotype of the savage Black brute that White jurors may not be able to look beyond those allegations. In addition, Simpson compounded the stereotype by denying that he ever hit Ms. Simpson or owned a pair of Bruno Magli shoes. As a result of his discounted testimony, Simpson morphed into the lying savage Black brute, and his character became so "blackened" in the largely White jury's mind that they probably could not see past it. In presenting a criminal case to a jury, a lawyer needs to think about linking all the evidence together to present a credible story that the jury will believe. In representing African American male defendants, storytelling becomes even more crucial. There is the prevailing stereotype that African American men are "savage brutes." The role of the defense counsel in representing an African American defendant is to acknowledge that stereotype may be operating and to try to combat it in some way. Sometimes this may be next to impossible.