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Racial Bias And Juror Selection In Death Penalty Cases, Kaitlyn D. Wallace
Racial Bias And Juror Selection In Death Penalty Cases, Kaitlyn D. Wallace
Honors Undergraduate Theses
Across the country, African American defendants are being discriminated against in the criminal courts and by juries, particularly in capital cases.[1] This assertion is supported by two lines of research. First, an analysis of Supreme Court decisions focusing on the racial impact on voir dire. Second, social-legal studies on juror decision making have demonstrated legal and socio-legal histories providing evidence that demonstrate there is a racial bias in our system. Based on these findings, this paper sets forth several legal and policy recommendations to improve the fair adjudication of African American defendants charged with capital crimes.
[1] Jack Glaser, …