Add to ORKGRacially mixed criminal juries deliberate better and are viewed by the public as more legitimate than all-white and mostly-white juries. The constitution forbids racial discrimination in jury selection, and courts favor racially heterogeneous jury venires. Despite this, racial minorities continue to be under-represented on criminal juries. Limited information exists about the specific sources of these disparities and the frequency of all-white and mostly-white juries. This study compares the racial diversity of venires to that of panels, and both to the general population, to identify the steps in the jury-selection process that appear to be most strongly implicated in the loss of minorities. Additionally, the present analyses examine the f...
Impartiality is both elusive and important for the legitimacy of the jury and its decisions. After p...
In Powers v. Ohio, the Court held that a peremptory challenge based on race violates the equal pro...
Racial and ethnic minorities continue to be substantially underrepresented on criminal juries. At al...
One of the ideals underlying any jury system is that those groups of citizens charged with the respo...
A disproportionately high number of criminal defendants are black and Latino, and yet trial juries t...
One of the main and ongoing problems plaguing the American jury system has been ensuring that juries...
As illustrated by the recent Los Angeles riots, communities perceive bias in the judicial system whe...
Of the various selection methods that contribute to the underrepresentation of members of racial and...
This research examines the multiple effects of racial diversity on group decision making. Participan...
Among the central issues in scholarship on the American jury is the effect of Batson v. Kentucky (19...
This article examines the impact of jury racial composition on trial outcomes using a data set of fe...
The jury system is intended to instill fairness and increase confidence in the American legal system...
It is commonly argued that racial discrimination in the judicial system contributes signifi-cantly t...
In this Article, the authors look at jury selection from the viewpoint of citizens and voters, stand...
African-Americans are overrepresented in felony convictions and, thus, more likely to be excluded fr...
Impartiality is both elusive and important for the legitimacy of the jury and its decisions. After p...
In Powers v. Ohio, the Court held that a peremptory challenge based on race violates the equal pro...
Racial and ethnic minorities continue to be substantially underrepresented on criminal juries. At al...
One of the ideals underlying any jury system is that those groups of citizens charged with the respo...
A disproportionately high number of criminal defendants are black and Latino, and yet trial juries t...
One of the main and ongoing problems plaguing the American jury system has been ensuring that juries...
As illustrated by the recent Los Angeles riots, communities perceive bias in the judicial system whe...
Of the various selection methods that contribute to the underrepresentation of members of racial and...
This research examines the multiple effects of racial diversity on group decision making. Participan...
Among the central issues in scholarship on the American jury is the effect of Batson v. Kentucky (19...
This article examines the impact of jury racial composition on trial outcomes using a data set of fe...
The jury system is intended to instill fairness and increase confidence in the American legal system...
It is commonly argued that racial discrimination in the judicial system contributes signifi-cantly t...
In this Article, the authors look at jury selection from the viewpoint of citizens and voters, stand...
African-Americans are overrepresented in felony convictions and, thus, more likely to be excluded fr...
Impartiality is both elusive and important for the legitimacy of the jury and its decisions. After p...
In Powers v. Ohio, the Court held that a peremptory challenge based on race violates the equal pro...
Racial and ethnic minorities continue to be substantially underrepresented on criminal juries. At al...