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Bias in the Law

A Definitive Look at Racial Prejudice in the U.S. Criminal Justice System

von: Joseph Avery, Joel Cooper, Amanda Nicholson Bergold, Gregory Davis, Oana Dumitru, Asma Ghani, Rachel D. Godsil, Rebecca C. Hetey, Margaret Bull Kovera, Besiki Luka Kutateladze, Andrea Lyon, Naci Mocan, Ojmarrh Mitchell, Jim Sidanius, Mort Smith, Tessa West
36,99 €
Verlag:	Lexington Books
Format:	EPUB
Veröffentl.:	12.02.2020
ISBN/EAN:	9781793601049
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	238

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Titelbeschreibung

Racial bias in the U.S. criminal justice system is much debated and discussed, but until now, no single volume has covered the full expanse of the issue. In 
Bias in the Law
, sixteen outstanding experts address the impact of racial bias in the full roster of criminal justice actors. They examine the role of legislators crafting criminal justice legislation, community enforcers, and police, as well as prosecutors, criminal defense attorneys, judges, and jurors. Understanding when and why bias arises, as well as how it impacts defendants requires a clear understanding how each of these actors operate. Contributions touch on other crucial topics—racialized drug stigma, legal technology, and interventions—that are vital for understanding how the United States has reached this moment of stark racial disparity in incarceration. The result is an important entry into understanding the pervasiveness of racial bias, how such bias impacts legal outcomes, and why such impact matters. This is an issue that is as relevant today as it was fifty—or even one hundred fifty—years ago, and collection editors Joseph Avery and Joel Cooper provide a glimpse at how to proceed.

Titelkurzbeschreibung

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.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments 
Introduction 
Chapter 1 - The Criminal Justice System as an Instrument of Oppression: A Social Dominance Perspective (by Jim Sidanius, Gregory Davis, and Asma Ghani) 
Chapter 2 - A Telephone Game: How Racial Bias Affects 911 Calls (by Oana D. Dumitru and Tessa V. West) 
Chapter 3 - Implicit Bias, the Power of Institutions, and How to Reduce Racial Disparities in Policing (by Rebecca C. Hetey) 
Chapter 4 - Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Prosecution, and What Can be Done to Change the Status Quo (by Besiki Luka Kutateladze) 
Chapter 5 - Racial Bias, the Defense, and the Challenge of Understanding (by Andrea D. Lyon and Mortimer Smith) 
Chapter 6 - Biases in Judicial Decision Making (by Naci Mocan) 
Chapter 7 - The Effects of Racial Bias and Jury Diversity on Juror Decision Making (by Amanda Nicholson Bergold and Margaret Bull Kovera) 
Chapter 8 - Racial Disparities in Drug Sanctions: Sources and Solutions (by Ojmarrh Mitchell) 
Chapter 9 - Technology in the Legal System: Uses and Abuses (by Joseph Avery and Joel Cooper) 
Chapter 10 - Promoting Fairness? Examining the Efficacy of Implicit Bias Training in the Criminal Justice System (by Rachel D. Godsil) 
Index 
About the Authors

Autorenportrait

Joseph Avery 
is graduate fellow of the Woodrow Wilson Scholars at Princeton University. 
Joel Cooper 
is professor of psychology at Princeton University.