The Influence of Testifier Type and Race on Jury Decision Making, 2019
Redding, Zandria
2010-2019
The current study examined the relationship of testifier type (expert, character witness) and race. Fifty-three participants were selected via convenience sampling to read four scenarios and answer a series of questions regarding the guilt or innocence of the defendant in each scenario. The scenarios included the absence or presence of racial identifiers and the presence of either a character witness or the testimony of an expert. It was hypothesized that the scenario with the presence of expert testimony will yield more guilty verdicts as well as the effectiveness of the testimony will cause a participant to yield a guiltier verdict. The research concluded that participants rendered more guilty verdicts in the absence of race. Additionally, expert testimony was found to be more effective than the testimony of a character witness even when both testifiers presented the same information. KEYWORDS: Civil Rights and Discrimination, Courts, Law and Race, Race and Ethnicity, Social Psychology and Interaction, Urban Studies
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2019-05-20
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Master of Social Work (MSW)
Clark Atlanta University
Social Work
Kim, Youseung Green, Charcella King, Ivis
Clark Atlanta University Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
Georgia--Atlanta
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:2019_redding_zandria