Ethnicity and Court Processes: An Archival Review of Adjudicated Jury Trials

Many studies point to the influence of 1 variable as a potent factor that influences case outcomes: race/ethnicity. Much remains to be learned about how race/ethnicity affects court processes. To advance understanding of the impact of race/ethnicity on court processes, we collected archival data fro...

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Published inJournal of ethnicity in criminal justice Vol. 12; no. 2; pp. 116 - 139
Main Authors Culhane, Scott E., Hosch, Harmon M., Daudistel, Howard C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Binghamton Routledge 03.04.2014
Taylor & Francis LLC
Subjects
Arrests
Courts
Criminal justice
Ethnicity
foreperson
hispanic
Intergroup Relations
Juries
Jury
Legal System
peremptory challenge
Race
sentencing
Sex
Stereotypes
testifying
Trials
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Summary:Many studies point to the influence of 1 variable as a potent factor that influences case outcomes: race/ethnicity. Much remains to be learned about how race/ethnicity affects court processes. To advance understanding of the impact of race/ethnicity on court processes, we collected archival data from sources such as police arrest reports, indictments, venire lists, and judicial instructions maintained in files from the district clerk's office. This research serves as a partial replication of H. C. Daudistel, H. M. Hosch, M. D. Holmes, and J. B. Graves's (1999) work. Important results were obtained for the relationship between ethnicity and the following variables: the use of peremptory challenges, foreperson selection, and the decision to testify. These findings have implications for the legal system, intergroup relations, and ethnic/gender stereotyping.
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ISSN:1537-7938
1537-7946
DOI:10.1080/15377938.2013.837853