The effect of jurors' race on their response to scientific evidence /

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Albertson seeks to analyze the influence of jurors? race on perceptions of complex scientific evidence. Jury eligible citizens viewed a mock criminal trial involving the presentation of mitochondrial deoxyribonucleic acid (mtDNA). White and African American mock jurors? perceptions of mtDNA were mea...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Albertson, Stephanie L. (Stephanie Lynn), 1971-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: El Paso, Tex. : LFB Scholarly Pub., ©2012.
Colección:Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
Temas:
Jurors > United States > Decision making.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration > United States.
Jurors > United States > Attitudes.
Evidence, Criminal > United States.
Evidence, Expert > United States.
Jurés > États-Unis > Prise de décision.
Discrimination dans l'administration de la justice pénale > États-Unis.
Jurés > États-Unis > Attitudes.
Preuve (Droit pénal) > États-Unis.
Expertises > États-Unis.
LAW > Civil Procedure.
LAW > Legal Services.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Judicial Branch.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration
Evidence, Criminal
Evidence, Expert
Jurors > Attitudes
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Albertson seeks to analyze the influence of jurors? race on perceptions of complex scientific evidence. Jury eligible citizens viewed a mock criminal trial involving the presentation of mitochondrial deoxyribonucleic acid (mtDNA). White and African American mock jurors? perceptions of mtDNA were measured. Although robust findings were discovered regarding race, results imply that an educational background in science and math is important. The present study has shown the negative impact that low levels of science and math courses have on perceptions of scientific evidence. Courtroom evidence wi.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 162 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781593325121
1593325126
1593324502
9781593324506

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