RT Article
T1 What Makes Race Salient? Juror Decision-Making in Same-Race Versus Cross-Race Identification Scenarios and the Influence of Expert Testimony
JF Criminal justice and behavior
VO 45
IS 8
SP 1234
OP 1251
A1 Maeder, Evelyn M.
A2 Ewanation, Logan
LA English
YR 2018
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/170201830X
AB Research demonstrates that juror race may interact with defendant race to influence decision-making, but little work has investigated interactions with eyewitness race. This study tested whether Black/White jurors would produce different perceptions/decisions when faced with a Black/White defendant identified by a Black/White eyewitness. We also examined the influence of expert testimony regarding the cross-race effect in two floating cells. Mock jurors read a trial transcript, provided a verdict and trial party ratings, and indicated perceived race salience. Black jurors were more likely to convict a White defendant identified by a Black eyewitness than a Black defendant identified by a White eyewitness. Expert testimony was valued more highly when the defendant was Black, but had no direct influence on verdict; however, it raised race salience perceptions (as did presence of Black trial parties). Perceived race salience was associated with lower rates of conviction, suggesting that race and expert testimony have potential courtroom implications.
K1 Eyewitness race
K1 Defendant race
K1 Expert testimony
K1 Race salience
K1 Juror decision-making
DO 10.1177/0093854818776998