Does the Racial Composition of a Jury Affect the Outcome?
As a society, we believe racial diversity on juries is desirable because a jury should represent society as a whole (since society is not made up of only one race, but is a homogenous group of people of different races, a jury should replicate the composition of society). In this manner, a jury can offer the perspective of a minority group member. As a member of society (and a jury), one should consider many factors, one of which is the perspective of others in their decision making. There have been many studies of racially diverse juries, and these studies have established patterns in the way people of different races view the parties (plaintiff and defendant) in a case. These studies also show that jurors exposed to a racially mixed panel are often influenced by their racially mixed members. For example, White jurors on racially mixed juries have been found to be more lenient to a Black defendant than those on all-White juries. In conclusion, racial diversity of juries does indeed af
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