Social Identity in the Canadian Courtroom: Effects of Juror and Defendant Race

The purpose of this study was to examine whether black (n = 90), Indigenous (n = 92), and white (n = 94) mock jurors would make harsher decisions in trials involving other-race defendants. Jury-eligible community members recruited via Qualtrics read a fictional impaired driving and dangerous operati...

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Authors: Maeder, Evelyn M. (Author) ; Yamamoto, Susan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
In: Canadian journal of criminology and criminal justice
Year: 2019, Volume: 61, Issue: 4, Pages: 24-44
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Defendants
Group Identity
Indigenous Peoples
Jurors
Motor vehicle driving
Race
Juror decision making
Race salience
Representativeness