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The Influence of Defendant Race/Ethnicity and Police Body-Worn Cameras on Traffic Case Processing

Race and Justice, 2021
The current study evaluates the impact of defendant race/ethnicity and police body-worn cameras (BWCs) on dismissals and guilty pleas in traffic violations.
Jessica Huff, M. D. White, Kathleen E. L. Padilla   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The role of defendant gender on juror decision-making within a mock sex trafficking case among a jury-eligible community sample

Journal of Sexual Aggression, 2021
Sex trafficking is considered a public health emergency, although there is public confusion about the crime. Defendant gender has been demonstrated to affect juror decision-making within crimes of sexual victimisation, but there was no known literature ...
Kay Lynn Stevens, A. Austin, Deborah Wheeler, Tara Malec   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Satisfaction, Legitimacy, and Guilty Pleas: How Perceptions and Attorneys Affect Defendant Decision-Making

Justice quarterly, 2020
Though almost all convictions are the result of guilty pleas, little research has examined influences on defendant plea decisions. First, we explore how attorney satisfaction and court legitimacy affect defendant choices.
Jacqueline G. Lee, Chae M. Jaynes, J. Ropp   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The influence of defendant race and victim physical attractiveness on juror decision-making in a sexual assault trial

Psychology, Crime and Law, 2015
Susan Yamamoto, Evelyn Maeder
exaly   +2 more sources

Being a Disadvantaged Criminal Defendant: Mistrust and Resistance in Attorney-Client Interactions

Social Forces, 2020
:Researchers have documented the power of legal officials to administer sanctions, from arrest to court surveillance and incarceration. How do those subject to punishment interact with officials and attempt to subvert their power?
Matthew Clair
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Combined Effect of Defendant Race and Alleged Gang Affiliation on Mock Juror Decision-Making

Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 2013
Evelyn Maeder
exaly   +2 more sources

The Power of the Defender

26th IEEE International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems Workshops (ICDCSW'06), 2006
We consider a security problem on a distributed network. We assume a network whose nodes are vulnerable to infection by threats (e.g. viruses), the attackers. A system security software, the defender, is available in the system. However, due to the network’s size, economic and performance reasons, it is capable to provide safety, i.e.
Gelastou, Marina, Mavronicolas, Marios, Lesta, Vicky Papadopoulou, Philippou, Anna, Spirakis, Paul G., Gelastou, Marina, Mavronicolas, Marios, Lesta, Vicky Papadopoulou, Philippou, Anna, Spirakis, Paul G.   +9 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Behavioral Economics and Framing Effects in Guilty Pleas: A Defendant Decision Making Experiment

Justice quarterly, 2019
With over 90% of convictions resulting from guilty pleas, it is of great importance to examine factors influencing the likelihood of plea acceptance.
Laura M. Garnier-Dykstra, Theodore Wilson   +1 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Jurors' cognitive depletion and performance during jury deliberation as a function of jury diversity and defendant race.

Law and Human Behavior, 2019
Racial diversity in juries, meant to ensure representation of minority voices, can also reduce racial bias in verdicts and improve group performance during deliberation (Sommers, 2006).
Liana C. Peter-Hagene
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Likely Story? The Influence of Type of Alibi and Defendant Gender on Juror Decision-Making

Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 2013
Evelyn Maeder
exaly   +2 more sources