University of Connecticut: School of Law Symposium Addresses Jury Selection and Implicit Bias
April 01, 2021
April 01, 2021
STORRS, Connecticut, April 1 (TNSRes) -- The University of Connecticut issued the following news:
All-white juries are more than 15 per cent more likely to convict a Black defendant than a white defendant, but the presence of even one juror of color closes the gap, Professor Lauren McLane told the audience at the Connecticut Public Interest Law Journal's annual symposium.
"The all-white jury and a lynch mob have a lot in common," she said. In both cases a . . .
All-white juries are more than 15 per cent more likely to convict a Black defendant than a white defendant, but the presence of even one juror of color closes the gap, Professor Lauren McLane told the audience at the Connecticut Public Interest Law Journal's annual symposium.
"The all-white jury and a lynch mob have a lot in common," she said. In both cases a . . .