van Dijk, Frans; Sonnemans, Joep; Bauw, Eddy - In: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 108 (2014) C, pp. 224-235
In criminal cases judges evaluate and combine probabilistic evidence to reach verdicts. Unavoidably, errors are made, resulting in unwarranted conviction or acquittal of defendants. This paper addresses the questions (1) whether hearing cases by teams of three persons leads to less error than...