JUSTICE, JURIES, AND CONVICTIONS: THE RELEVANCE OF RACE IN JURY VERDICTS
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Justice, Juries, and Convictions: the Relevance of Race in Jury Verdicts*
Previous research has suggested that the racial composition of a jury plays a role in the likelihood of conviction of certain defendants. In general, it has been supported that White jury members are more likely to vote to convict Black defendants, while Black jury members are more likely to vote to acquit Black defendants. Prior research has suffered from flaws that could possibly affect these...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Crime and Justice
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0735-648X,2158-9119
DOI: 10.1080/0735648x.2008.9721247