White Juror Bias: An Investigation of Prejudice Against Black Defendants in the American Courtroom

By Samuel R. Sommers, P. Ellsworth. 2001

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The roles of retribution and utility in determining punishment (2006, background): “In recent years, researchers have clariWed when people will hold an oVender accountable and inXict punishment (Alicke, 1992; Goldberg, Lerner, & Tetlock, 1999; Lerner, Goldberg, & Tetlock, 1998; Patterson, Kosson, & Newman, 1987; Robinson & Darley, 1997; Sommers & Ellsworth, 2000).”
Reassessing and Redirecting Research on Race and Sentencing (2013, background): “…that there is a dearth of studies that have focused on how defendant race can influence trial outcomes since a relatively small fraction of criminal cases are adjudicated at trial, the relative inattention to the other outcomes mentioned was considered especially problematic both because…”
The Effect of Social Category on Third Party Punishment (2007, background): “Given that individuals are biased to direct more favorable attributions toward members of their in-group (Brewer and Brown, 1998; Pettigrew, 1979; Sommers and Ellsworth, 2001), we predicted individuals would attribute the lowest level of remorse to a perpetrator described as an out-group member…”
Do they matter? A meta-analytic investigation of individual characteristics and guilt judgments. (2014, background): “Scholars have argued that racism in its modern form tends to be less overt and more likely to manifest itself when race is not a salient factor in the decision context (Sommers, 2007; Sommers & Ellsworth, 2001).”
Race and the decision making of juries (2007, background): “First, from a historical standpoint, racial bias on the part of White legislators, judges, attorneys and jurors is well documented (see Sommers & Ellsworth, 2001), illustrating the importance of understanding the influence of race on the individual White decision makers.”
Lay Theories About White Racists: What Constitutes Racism (and What Doesn't) (2006, background): “Members of other racial groups, however, may be more concerned about whether or not others are demonstrating bias towards their group (Sommers & Ellsworth, 2001; Sommers, in press), and their theorizing about racism could very well reflect this different motivation.”
Effects of Victim and Defendant Race on Jurors' Decisions in Child Sexual Abuse Cases1 (2004, background): “In a variety of legal decision-making tasks, mock jurors have been found to favor White defendants, relative to Black defendants (e.g., Sweeney & Haney, 1992).”
History of Social Psychology: Insights, Challenges, and Contributions to Theory and Application (2010, background): “Objective evidence of discrimination remained not only in the economy and job market but also in the courts (see Sommers & Ellsworth, 2001).”