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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"jury selection"”.
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Mechanics of Jury Selection: Some Tools of the Trade
… the reader a panoramic view of the mechanics of jury selection utilized by a number of states in this union. It endeavors to demonstrate their differences as well as certain unique features that relate to those jurisdictions. And, even though the mandate of selecting a fair and impartial jury …
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Testing the Efficacy of Interventions to Decrease Racial Bias in Jury Selection
<p>Despite legal restrictions, attorneys continue to use peremptory challenges to strike minorities from juries (Clark, Boccaccini, Caillouet, & Chaplin, 2007; Equal Justice Initiative, 2010; Gabbidon, Kowal, Jordan, Roberts, & Vincenzi, 2008). The current protection against racially motivated …
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Automating Accountability Mechanisms in the Judiciary System using Large Language Models
… accountability in two legal domains: bias in jury selection for criminal trials and housing eviction cases. We find that while LLMs are well-suited for information extraction from eviction forms that have more structure, court transcripts present a unique challenge due to disfluencies in …
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An exploration of the impact of LGBT+ representative mock-juries on mock-juror bias and guilty verdicts in transphobic hate crime cases
… homogenous juries and the extra influence of the jury foreperson, yet UK juries are significantly under-represented in terms of LGBT+ jurors and jury forepersons. The Law Commission (LC, 2020) recommended aggravated offences be extended to transphobic hate crimes, but failed to address the lack of …
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GENDER, JUSTICE, AND JIM CROW: NORTH CAROLINA JUDGE ELRETA ALEXANDER AND THE LONG CIVIL RIGHTS ERA
… history at the time and changed the county’s jury selection procedures. In 1968, Alexander became the first African-American woman to become an elected district court judge. During her tenure she created the controversial Judgment Day program, aimed at rehabilitating young, first-time …
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GENDER, JUSTICE, AND JIM CROW: NORTH CAROLINA JUDGE ELRETA ALEXANDER AND THE LONG CIVIL RIGHTS ERA
… history at the time and changed the county’s jury selection procedures. In 1968, Alexander became the first African-American woman to become an elected district court judge. During her tenure she created the controversial Judgment Day program, aimed at rehabilitating young, first-time …
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White fear, dehumanization and low empathy: A lethal combination for shooting biases
… such as hiring decisions, police stops, and jury selection (Carter & Mazzula, 2013; Nier, Gaertner, Nier, C. & Dovidio, 2012; Pager & Western, 2012). One area where this presumably unintentional discrimination is especially important is accidental shootings. In general, these shootings …
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Persuasion Factors that Influence the Effectiveness of Cross-Examination of a Forensic Expert
… differences should be considered during jury selection due to their influence on the processing of trial information and evidence. The study's findings also synthesize the credibility and persuasion literature.