The impact of jury race in criminal trials

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 1017-1055

  Anwar, Shamena ^a   Bayer, Patrick ^b   Hjalmarsson, Randi ^c  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL SYSTEM; LEGISLATION;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860435042     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: 15314650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qje/qjs014     Document Type: Article

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