Diversifying prosecutors may not reduce bias because in-group bias rivals out-group bias

Evidence

Smith and Levinson (2012) recommended hiring a more diverse pool of assistant district attorneys (ADAs), but studies show that ingroup bias might be just as great, if not greater, than out-group bias (see, for example, Depew, Eren, & Mocan, 2017; Eberhardt, 2019). — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law, 1169

Categorization

• XREF: Bears on the reader’s question of whether group solidarity/a shared identity is protective — the answer implied here is that shared identity does not neutralize bias in institutional settings.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law: A Definitive Look at…, 1169