The impact of prejudice screening procedures on racial bias in the courtroom

Law and Human Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 320-328

  Schuller, Regina A ^a   Kazoleas, Veronica ^a   Kawakami, Kerry ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Challenge for cause; Juror selection; Racial bias

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COURT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; JUDGMENT; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREJUDICE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68049126086     PISSN: 01477307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10979-008-9153-9     Document Type: Article

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