Bias in the law : a definitive look at racial prejudice in the U.S. criminal justice system /: a definitive look at racial prejudice in the U.S. criminal justice system. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Joseph Avery, Joel Cooper.
• Editors: Avery, Joseph; Cooper, Joel
• Contents: <p style="tab-stops:left 40.5pt;">Acknowledgments ; ; <p style="tab-stops:left 40.5pt;">Introduction ; ; <p style="tab-stops:left 40.5pt;">Chapter 1 - The Criminal Justice System as an Instrument of Oppression: A Social Dominance Perspective (by Jim Sidanius, Gregory Davis, and Asma Ghani) ; ; <p style="tab-stops:left 40.5pt;">Chapter 2 - A Telephone Game: How Racial Bias Affects 911 Calls (by Oana D. Dumitru and Tessa V. West) ; ; <p style="tab-stops:left 40.5pt;">Chapter 3 - Implicit Bias, the Power of Institutions, and How to Reduce Racial Disparities in Policing (by Rebecca C. Hetey) ; ; <p style="tab-stops:left 40.5pt;">Chapter 4 - Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Prosecution, and What Can be Done to Change the Status Quo (by Besiki Luka Kutateladze) ; ; <p style="tab-stops:left 40.5pt;">Chapter 5 - Racial Bias, the Defense, and the Challenge of Understanding (by Andrea D. Lyon and Mortimer Smith) ; ; <p style="tab-stops:left 40.5pt;">Chapter 6 - Biases in Judicial Decision Making (by Naci Mocan) ; ; <p style="tab-stops:left 40.5pt;">Chapter 7 - The Effects of Racial Bias and Jury Diversity on Juror Decision Making (by Amanda Nicholson Bergold and Margaret Bull Kovera) ; ; <p style="tab-stops:left 40.5pt;">Chapter 8 - Racial Disparities in Drug Sanctions: Sources and Solutions (by Ojmarrh Mitchell) ; ; <p style="tab-stops:left 40.5pt;">Chapter 9 - Technology in the Legal System: Uses and Abuses (by Joseph Avery and Joel Cooper) ; ; <p style="tab-stops:left 40.5pt;">Chapter 10 - Promoting Fairness? Examining the Efficacy of Implicit Bias Training in the Criminal Justice System (by Rachel D. Godsil) ; ; <p style="tab-stops:left 40.5pt;">Index ; ; <p style="tab-stops:left 40.5pt;">About the Authors
• Publisher Details: Lanham : Lexington Books
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 363.20973; Discrimination in law enforcement -- United States; Race discrimination -- Law and legislation -- United States; Race discrimination -- United States
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781793601049
• Related ISBNs: 9781793601032
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