Mock Jurors’ Understanding of Forensic Science and Its Perceived Importance in Judicial Processes

A continually growing range of forensic science activities play an everincreasing role throughout the criminal justice system, having notable implications for, and impacts on, case outcomes and the likelihood of conviction/ acquittal. However, the ways in which they are understood by those involved in criminal justice processes (most notably jurors), and whether such understanding is accurate, has not been extensively explored or tested (Baskin & Sommers, 2010).