Dialect on trial: use of African American Vernacular English influences juror appraisals

We investigated the effect of dialect and race on juror decision making. Mock jurors read a summary of an ambiguous criminal case, which included audio of a defense witness (Study 1) or defendant (Study 2). Both speaker dialect [General American English (GAE)/African American Vernacular English (AAV...

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Authors: Kurinec, Courtney A. (Author) ; III, Charles A. Weaver (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
In: Psychology, crime & law
Year: 2019, Volume: 25, Issue: 8, Pages: 803-828
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Dialect
Appraisals
Attitudes
Bias
Juror decision making
Race