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May 5, 2006 · Being in a diverse setting has a motivational influence on the white jurors; it gets them scrutinizing information more carefully knowing that they're going to have to discuss it with a diverse group.
Sep 16, 2021 · In this study, we examined the differential benefits of diversity for black and white mock jurors by comparing diverse juries (e.g., mixed composition) to those composed of only white jurors and those composed of only black jurors.
- Why Are People of Color Often Excluded from Jury Service?
- Why Is Jury Diversity Important?
- Jury Diversity Reduces Racial Bias
- Jury Diversity Increases The Quality of Jury Decisions
- Conclusion
- Endnotes
Jurors who are members of racial and ethnic minority groups are underrepresented in their participation in jury service for a variety of reasons. Historically, certain groups (Black men in particular) were excluded from jury service so routinely that courts ruled explicit barring of specific demographic groups to be unconstitutional.5 Despite expli...
Ensuring proper representation on juries is important for a variety of reasons. A primary concern is that preventing people from serving on juries based on their membership in a racial/ethnic minority group violates people’s right to serve on a jury.17 Additionally, decisions made by diverse juries are more likely to be seen as fair by the public t...
The assumption that decisions made by diverse juries are more fair than decisions made by nondiverse juries is primarily based on the assumption that increasing diversity reduces the prevalence of racially biased outcomes. Due to the overwhelming racial/ethnic disparities in incarceration and sentencing decisions,19 concerns about bias against peop...
Some basic group research examining the effectiveness of diverse groups can provide insight into the benefits of diversity and how it improves group decision-making. Most psychological models of diversity research use an information exchange model to determine that including varied perspectives (in the form of including people with diverse backgrou...
Psychological research has a great deal to say about how ensuring greater representation on juries may result in superior outcomes in criminal trials. Much of the courts’ emphasis focuses on the reduction of racial bias against defendants who are members of racial/ethnic minority groups in jury decisions, which is largely supported by the psycholog...
1.Andrew G. Ferguson, Why the George Zimmerman Trial’s All-Female Jury Is New, The Atlantic (June 21, 2013), https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/06/why-the-george-zimmerman-trials-all-female-jury-is-news/277103. 2. David K. Li, Kyle Rittenhouse Conducts Random Draw, Seating 7 Women and 5 Men for His Jury, NBC News (Nov. 16, 2021), htt...
Mar 16, 2021 · "Being in a diverse setting has a motivational influence on the white jurors; it gets them scrutinizing information more carefully knowing that they're going to have to discuss it...
Mar 16, 2021 · “Being in a diverse setting has a motivational influence on the white jurors; it gets them scrutinizing information more carefully knowing that they’re going to have to discuss it with a...
As Justice Marshall’s comments imply, a more promising means of evaluating racial diversity is to consider its observable influence on group performance. The present article heeds this suggestion and examines in a jury context the influence of racial composition on group de-cision making.
When White jurors expect to interact with a diverse group, they become more careful and systematic in the way they evaluate evidence that could trigger their own racial biases. When This Works Best. The diverse jury didn’t outperform the all-white jury just because of Black jurors’ contributions—jury diversity helped both Black and White jurors.
