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Author:   Joseph Avery ,  Joel Cooper ,  Joseph Avery ,  Amanda Nicholson Bergold
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Lexington Books
Dimensions:   Width: 15.40cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.90cm
Weight:   0.363kg
ISBN:  

9781793601056

ISBN 10:   1793601054
Pages:   238
Publication Date:   23 June 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1 - The Criminal Justice System as an Instrument of Oppression: A Social Dominance Perspective (by Jim Sidanius, Gregory Davis, and Asma Ghani) Chapter 2 - A Telephone Game: How Racial Bias Affects 911 Calls (by Oana D. Dumitru and Tessa V. West) Chapter 3 - Implicit Bias, the Power of Institutions, and How to Reduce Racial Disparities in Policing (by Rebecca C. Hetey) Chapter 4 - Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Prosecution, and What Can be Done to Change the Status Quo (by Besiki Luka Kutateladze) Chapter 5 - Racial Bias, the Defense, and the Challenge of Understanding (by Andrea D. Lyon and Mortimer Smith) Chapter 6 - Biases in Judicial Decision Making (by Naci Mocan) Chapter 7 - The Effects of Racial Bias and Jury Diversity on Juror Decision Making (by Amanda Nicholson Bergold and Margaret Bull Kovera) Chapter 8 - Racial Disparities in Drug Sanctions: Sources and Solutions (by Ojmarrh Mitchell) Chapter 9 - Technology in the Legal System: Uses and Abuses (by Joseph Avery and Joel Cooper) Chapter 10 - Promoting Fairness? Examining the Efficacy of Implicit Bias Training in the Criminal Justice System (by Rachel D. Godsil) Index About the Authors

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A timely and important volume from the leaders of the field. Highly recommended! -- Daniel Gilbert, Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology, Harvard University A who's who of experts on our society's persistent tragedy of life-and-death proportions. This collection systematically analyzes bias at each step of legal involvement, with the field's best minds documenting the many serious issues and some hopeful solutions. -- Susan T. Fiske, Eugene Higgins Professor, Princeton University

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Joseph Avery is graduate fellow of the Woodrow Wilson Scholars at Princeton University. Joel Cooper is professor of psychology at Princeton University.

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