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death qualification of juries  

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  • Death qualification is a unique form of jury selection that is used only in capital cases. Potential jurors are screened beforehand on the basis of their attitudes toward death penalty, and persons holding “disqualifying” attitudes or beliefs about capital punishment are dismissed from further participation. [Source: Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law; Death Qualification of Juries]

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