JUDGE JENNY RIVERA: THE LONE DISSENTER FOR THE ACCUSED

We cannot simply hope or expect that... biases, prejudices, or deep-rooted stereotypes will disappear because of legislative fiat. Indeed, adverse and hostile responses are most common when individuals and institutions are pushed the hardest to relinquish power and to reject the most pernicious of t...

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Published inAlbany law review Vol. 81; no. 4; p. 1171
Main Author Riegel, Linnea E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Albany Law School 22.06.2018
Subjects
Administration of criminal justice
Administration of justice
Appeals court judges
Dissenters
Dissenting opinions
Evaluation
Executive departments (Government)
Judges
Law enforcement
Law firms
Law schools
Lawyers
Rivera, Jenny
State court judges
Stereotypes (Psychology)
Women judges
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Summary:We cannot simply hope or expect that... biases, prejudices, or deep-rooted stereotypes will disappear because of legislative fiat. Indeed, adverse and hostile responses are most common when individuals and institutions are pushed the hardest to relinquish power and to reject the most pernicious of traditions... judges, law enforcement personnel, and... lawyers, must be educated to recognize and work to eliminate the pervasive bias in our courts and criminal justice system. (1)
ISSN:0002-4678
2162-4151