Doctoral Dissertation Research: Psychological Mechanisms Underlying Racially-Biased Peremptory Challenges

在《巴特森诉肯塔基州》(1986)一案中，美国最高法院裁定，律师不得以种族为由提出强制性质疑，然而，研究表明，检察官对黑人维纳尔人的打击比率仍然高于白人维纳维纳人(Rose，1999，Sommers&Amp；Norton 2007)。到目前为止，我们对有种族偏见的陪审团选择所涉及的心理过程知之甚少。该项目使用两项研究来研究这些过程。在一项研究中，联合首席调查员调查了检方律师之所以选择有种族偏见的陪审团，是因为对黑人的歧视，还是因为这是一种去除支持辩护的人的审判策略。第二项研究考察了关于黑人维纳者法律态度的刻板印象或对群体内/群体外偏见的预期是否导致检察律师比白人维纳者更频繁地殴打黑人维纳者。

In Batson v Kentucky (1986) the U.S Supreme Court held that attorneys are not allowed to make peremptory challenges based on race, however, research shows that prosecutors continue to strike Black venirepersons at a higher rate than White venirepersons (Rose, 1999, Sommers & Norton 2007). To date, we know little about the psychological processes involved in making racially biased jury selections. This project examines these processes using two studies. In one study, the co-principal investigator examines whether prosecuting attorneys make racially biased jury selections because of discrimination against Black venirepersons or, whether this is a trial strategy to remove pro-defense venirepersons. The second study examines whether stereotypes about the legal attitudes of Black venirepersons or expectations of in-group/out-group bias cause prosecuting attorneys to strike Black venirepersons more often than White venirepersons.