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Direct linkYork, Erin; Cornwell, Benjamin – Social Forces, 2006
The American jury is heralded as an institution that is simultaneously representative and egalitarian. However, jury studies conducted 50 years ago found that white, upper-class men dominate jury deliberations, presumably due to their higher status outside of the jury room. Logistic regression analysis of dyadic influence inside the jury room…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Social Characteristics, Whites, Regression (Statistics)
