The supreme courts of many states have adopted these standards, but in my observation and experience they are not always followed. There is no way of avoiding some harsh times in deliberations, short of having persons of some skill in calming negotiations during deliberations. That is one of the things taught in my course. I encourage my students to try to maintain their calm in the moot-deliberations, although they inevitably become quite dynamic. In most jurisdictions the presiding juror is charged with seeing that all jurors take place in the deliberations, and that the jury instructions are followed.
Outside intervention invades the province of the jury.
I hope that our educational system provides a jury pool of citizens educated in small group decision making, which includes facilitation and negotiation practice. Social scientist Irving Janus studied the Kennedy Administration's decision to go forward with the Bay of Pigs invasion. However, it was a fiasco. Subsequently, it was revealed that few really wanted to proceed, but the critics were silent. It is important for jurors to have the courage and presence of mind to base their verdicts on reason and evidence, not on pressure to go home or to reach a verdict.