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Implicit Bias in Courtroom Decisions by api-512082862 is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document discusses implicit bias and its effects in the courtroom and on juror decisions. It argues that implicit biases, which are unconscious stereotypes, often cloud the vision of jurors and can lead to innocent minorities being wrongly convicted. When jurors have had little interaction with people from different backgrounds than the defendant, they are more likely to rely on implicit biases and stereotypes formed from media depictions. A heterogeneous jury from diverse backgrounds is better able to
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