The role of defendant race and racially charged media in Canadian mock juror decision making

This study examined the influence of defendant race and race salience (manipulated via racially charged media) on Canadian mock jurors’ judgements. Two hundred ten jury-eligible Canadian online participants read a racially charged (general or specific to the defendant’s race) or neutral article foll...

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Main Author: McManus, Laura (Author)
Contributors: Maeder, Evelyn M. ; Yamamoto, Susan
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: Canadian journal of criminology and criminal justice
Year: 2018, Volume: 60, Issue: 2, Pages: 266-295
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