Bias in the law : a definitive look at racial prejudice in the U.S. criminal justice system / edited by Joseph Avery and Joel Cooper.
2020
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Title
Bias in the law : a definitive look at racial prejudice in the U.S. criminal justice system / edited by Joseph Avery and Joel Cooper.
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Imprint
Lanham : Lexington Books, 2020.
Description
1 online resource (xiv, 223 pages)
Formatted Contents Note
The criminal justice system as an instrument of oppression : a social dominance perspective / Jim Sidanius, Gregory Davis, and Asma Ghani
A telephone game : how racial bias affects 911 calls / Oana D. Dumitru and Tessa V. West
Implicit bias, the power of institutions, and how to reduce racial disparities in policing / Rebecca C. Hetey
Racial and ethnic disparities in prosecution, and what can be done to change the status quo / Besiki Luka Kutateladze
Racial bias, the defense, and the challenge of understanding / Andrea D. Lyon and Mortime Smith
Biases in judicial decision-making / Naci Mocan
The effects of racial bias and jury diversity on juror decision-making / Amanda Nicholson Bergold and Margaret Bull Kovera
Racial disparities in drug sanctions : sources and solutions / Ojmarrh Mitchell
Technology in the legal system : uses and abuses / Joseph Avery and Joel Cooper
Promoting fairness? : examining the efficacy of implicit bias training in the criminal justice system / Rachel D. Godsil
About the contributors.
A telephone game : how racial bias affects 911 calls / Oana D. Dumitru and Tessa V. West
Implicit bias, the power of institutions, and how to reduce racial disparities in policing / Rebecca C. Hetey
Racial and ethnic disparities in prosecution, and what can be done to change the status quo / Besiki Luka Kutateladze
Racial bias, the defense, and the challenge of understanding / Andrea D. Lyon and Mortime Smith
Biases in judicial decision-making / Naci Mocan
The effects of racial bias and jury diversity on juror decision-making / Amanda Nicholson Bergold and Margaret Bull Kovera
Racial disparities in drug sanctions : sources and solutions / Ojmarrh Mitchell
Technology in the legal system : uses and abuses / Joseph Avery and Joel Cooper
Promoting fairness? : examining the efficacy of implicit bias training in the criminal justice system / Rachel D. Godsil
About the contributors.
Summary
Bias in the Law addresses racial bias across the full roster of criminal justice actors-from legislators to community members to police officers, from prosecutors and criminal defense attorneys to judges and jurors. The result is a key entry into understanding bias in the law, how such bias impacts outcomes, and what can be done.
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Description based on online version; title from digital title page (ProQuest, viewed May 15, 2020)
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Print version: Avery, Joseph. Bias in the Law : A Definitive Look at Racial Prejudice in the U.S. Criminal Justice System. Lanham : Lexington Books, ©2020
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Language
English
ISBN
9781793601049 (electronic book)
9781793601032 (hardback)
1793601046
9781793601032 (hardback)
1793601046
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