Entries tagged with “Jury Trauma”

Sep 04, 2025

Juror Trauma: The Added Cost of Capital Cases

When Chloe Beck was called for jury duty in early 2018, she initially viewed it as a potential break from work. But she did not anticipate that the case — involving a nanny charged with the stabbing deaths of two children — would have lasting effects on her mental health. As an alternate juror in the seven-week trial, Ms. Beck was required to look at crime scene photographs and hear testimony from the victims’ parents. For Ms. Beck, the experience proved difficult to process, particularly given the…