| 来源类型 | Working Paper |
| 规范类型 | 报告 |
| DOI | 10.3386/w28572 |
| 来源ID | Working Paper 28572 |
| Unequal Jury Representation and Its Consequences | |
| Shamena Anwar; Patrick Bayer; Randi Hjalmarsson | |
| 发表日期 | 2021-03-22 |
| 出版年 | 2021 |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| 摘要 | We analyze the extent and consequences of unequal representation on juries in Harris County, Texas. We first document that residents from predominantly white and high-income neighborhoods are substantially over-represented on juries. Using quasi-random variation in those called for jury duty each day, we next establish that Black defendants are more likely to be convicted and receive longer sentences from juries with more residents from these overrepresented neighborhoods. We estimate that equal representation would reduce Black defendants’ median sentence length by 50% and the probability of receiving a life sentence by 67%. Straightforward remedies could mitigate these legally unwarranted racial disparities. |
| 主题 | Labor Economics ; Demography and Aging ; Other ; Law and Economics |
| URL | https://www.nber.org/papers/w28572 |
| 来源智库 | National Bureau of Economic Research (United States) |
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| 资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/586246 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Shamena Anwar,Patrick Bayer,Randi Hjalmarsson. Unequal Jury Representation and Its Consequences. 2021. |
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| w28572.pdf（601KB） | 智库出版物 | 限制开放 | CC BY-NC-SA | 浏览 | ||
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