While jury decision making has received considerable attention from social scientists, there
have been few efforts to systematically pull together all the pieces of this research. In Jury …

Much of the current psychological literature investigates single category dimensions (ie, race
or social class), with little focus on the intersection of multiple social category dimensions …

In the fourth edition of Essential Criminology, authors Mark M. Lanier, Stuart Henry, and
Desire. M. Anastasia build upon this best-selling critical review of criminology, which has …

Many people believe the personal attributes of trial participants substantially impact the
decisions of juries, and considerable research has examined the extent to which …

Prior studies of criminal sanctioning have focused almost exclusively on individual-level
predictors of sentencing outcomes. However, in recent years, scholars have begun to …

Objective: To explore whether the impact of racial and ethnic pejorative stereotypes and
prejudice on White support for the death penalty changes over time. Methods: The data were …

Juries in adversarial courts are tasked with several responsibilities. They are asked to: 1)
assess the credibility and reliability of the evidence presented; 2) deliberate; 3) and then …

This article reviews a growing body of social science research indicating that race, ethnicity,
and culture can influence the judgments and behaviors of juries. The first section addresses …

Minority threat theory has been used to explain sentencing decisions, but rarely has the
theory's logic been assessed by examining changes in threat. Building on prior theoretical …

Objective: The present study integrates several distinct lines of jury decision-making
research by examining how the racial identities of the defendant and an informant witness …