Juries and the Effects of Priming
Location
Statesboro Campus (Room 2048)
Document Type and Release Option
Thesis Presentation (Open Access)
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Brett Curry
Faculty Mentor Email
bcurry@georgiasouthern.edu
Presentation Year
2022
Start Date
16-11-2022 6:00 PM
End Date
16-11-2022 7:00 PM
Description
How do jurors' responses to Non-White defendants in the Criminal Courts change when they are primed to think about police discrimination? There are general disparities within the Criminal Justice System of the United States that negatively impact racial minorities. This paper discusses these general disparities within the Criminal Justice System of the United States. Black and Latinx individuals are charged and sentenced for crimes involving drugs at higher rates than Whites. They are also more likely to face the death penalty or longer sentences. I look at whether or not priming jury members to think about police discrimination will decrease the likelihood that they declare Non-White defendants guilty. I complete an experimental survey to examine the effects priming has on potential jury members' views of the level of guiltiness of Non-White defendants.
Academic Unit
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Juries and the Effects of Priming
Statesboro Campus (Room 2048)
How do jurors' responses to Non-White defendants in the Criminal Courts change when they are primed to think about police discrimination? There are general disparities within the Criminal Justice System of the United States that negatively impact racial minorities. This paper discusses these general disparities within the Criminal Justice System of the United States. Black and Latinx individuals are charged and sentenced for crimes involving drugs at higher rates than Whites. They are also more likely to face the death penalty or longer sentences. I look at whether or not priming jury members to think about police discrimination will decrease the likelihood that they declare Non-White defendants guilty. I complete an experimental survey to examine the effects priming has on potential jury members' views of the level of guiltiness of Non-White defendants.
