Race and Information Processing in Criminal Trials : Does The Defendant’s Race Affect How The Facts Are Evaluated ?  

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Sargent, Michael J. ; Bradfield, Amy L.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (http://journals.sagepub.com/home/pspc) vol. 30 no. 8 (Aug. 2004), page 995-1008.
Topik: RACE; racial bias; juror decision making; psychology and law
Fulltext: 995PSPB308.pdf (142.86KB)

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Two studies examined whether a criminal defendant’s race influences Whites’ sensitivity to legally relevant information. In Study 1, prosecution case strength ratings and guilt likelihood ratings were more sensitive to the strength of the defendant’s alibi when he was Black than when he was White, if the experimental task was designed to elicit low processing motivation. Under high motivation, participants were equally sensitive to alibi strength, regardless of defendant race. In Study 2, the alibi strength manipulation was replaced with a manipulation of the effectiveness of the district attorney’s cross - examination. As predicted, defense case strength ratings were more sensitive to the strength of the prosecutor’s cross - examination with a Black defendant than with a White defendant - under low motivation. Under high motivation, sensitivity did not depend on defendant race. These results suggest that a Black defendant can elicit greater sensitivity to legally relevant information than will a White defendant.

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