The social psychology of selecting jury forepersons
This study seeks to analyse the reasons behind a phenomenon widespread among juries: namely, why in a disproportionate number of cases upper- and middle-class persons are chosen as jury forepersons over lower-class persons. Why do these lower-class persons themselves make such skewed choices even wh...
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Format: | Print Article |
Language: | English |
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1993
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The British journal of criminology
Year: 1993, Volume: 33, Issue: 1, Pages: 70-80 |
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Availability in Tübingen: | Present in Tübingen. IFK: In: Z 7 |
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Summary: | This study seeks to analyse the reasons behind a phenomenon widespread among juries: namely, why in a disproportionate number of cases upper- and middle-class persons are chosen as jury forepersons over lower-class persons. Why do these lower-class persons themselves make such skewed choices even when they do not know the social background of the middle- and upper-class persons? What are the implications of such a selection process? The study gathered data from a formerly colonial society, Trinidad and Tobago, which inherited the British judicial and political system |
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ISSN: | 0007-0955 |