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Lindenwood University

Journal

2016

Defendant

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Prologue, Michiko Nohara-Leclair Jun 2016

Prologue, Michiko Nohara-Leclair

Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal

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The Impact Of Restricting A Jury’S Access To Visual Information About A Defendant, Krystia Grembocki Jun 2016

The Impact Of Restricting A Jury’S Access To Visual Information About A Defendant, Krystia Grembocki

Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal

A primary problem with the current criminal justice system in the United States is that it almost solely relies on a jury to determine whether a defendant is guilty or not guilty of committing a crime. While this system has been in place for many years, it is flawed because it ignores the fact that people tend to make judgments based on extralegal factors, or variables that are not related to a case, which may lead them to have implicit biases toward or against an alleged offender. Previous findings indicate that extralegal factors that impact juries include gender, race and …