| The Effect of Jurors' Race on Their Response to Scientific Evidence Contributor(s): Albertson, Stephanie L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1593324502 ISBN-13: 9781593324506 Publisher: LFB Scholarly Publishing OUR PRICE: $61.75 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2012 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Civil Procedure - Social Science | Criminology |
| Dewey: 347.736 |
| LCCN: 2011036643 |
| Series: Criminal Justice: Recent Scholarship |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.82 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Albertson seeks to analyze the influence of jurors' race on perceptions of complex scientific evidence. Jury eligible citizens viewed a mock criminal trial involving the presentation of mitochondrial deoxyribonucleic acid (mtDNA). White and African American mock jurors' perceptions of mtDNA were measured. Although robust findings were discovered regarding race, results imply that an educational background in science and math is important. The present study has shown the negative impact that low levels of science and math courses have on perceptions of scientific evidence. Courtroom evidence will only continue to become even more complex in the future. The importance of scientific literacy and jury reform is discussed. |