This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer

Author Question: Sommers and Ellsworth (2001) found that when a crime involves race, Caucasian jurors a. ... (Read 33 times)

ghost!

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 560
Sommers and Ellsworth (2001) found that when a crime involves race, Caucasian jurors
 
  a. discriminated against an African-American defendant.
  b. avoided discrimination against an African-American defendant.
  c. were particularly motivated to be elected foreperson of the jury.
  d. processed trial evidence less carefully than when the crime was race-neutral.

Question 2

Henry is a Caucasian male and the foreman of a criminal jury. The defendant in the trial is also a Caucasian male, and the evidence against him is quite strong. Research suggests that Henry is likely to be
 
  a. harsher in his judgments than he would have been if the defendant were not Caucasian.
  b. more lenient in his judgments than he would have been if the defendant were not Caucasian.
  c. more forceful than the other jurors in making his arguments about the case.
  d. less concerned with procedural aspects of the deliberations than other jurors.



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

KKcool

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 340
Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

a




ghost!

  • Member
  • Posts: 560
Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Excellent


meganmoser117

  • Member
  • Posts: 303
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Gracias!

 

Did you know?

Though newer “smart” infusion pumps are increasingly becoming more sophisticated, they cannot prevent all programming and administration errors. Health care professionals that use smart infusion pumps must still practice the rights of medication administration and have other professionals double-check all high-risk infusions.

Did you know?

In ancient Rome, many of the richer people in the population had lead-induced gout. The reason for this is unclear. Lead poisoning has also been linked to madness.

Did you know?

Ether was used widely for surgeries but became less popular because of its flammability and its tendency to cause vomiting. In England, it was quickly replaced by chloroform, but this agent caused many deaths and lost popularity.

Did you know?

Oliver Wendell Holmes is credited with introducing the words "anesthesia" and "anesthetic" into the English language in 1846.

Did you know?

Certain rare plants containing cyanide include apricot pits and a type of potato called cassava. Fortunately, only chronic or massive ingestion of any of these plants can lead to serious poisoning.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library