Individual juror bias studies may not predict deliberating jury verdicts

Evidence

Additionally, future research should explore how race influences deliberating juries, rather than individual jurors. Research has documented that high-status people (e.g., men, people of higher socioeconomic status) tend to contribute more to jury deliberations than do lower status individuals (Diamond & Casper, 1992; York & Cornwell, 2006). Other studies, however, have noted higher rates of self-reported participation among Black jurors (Cornwell & Hans, 2011). Minority jurors may also be perceived differently than White jurors, as research demonstrates that emotions such as anger are less effectively used by women and Black men (Salerno, Peter-Hagene, & Jay, 2019). Additionally, there are important reasons for not assuming that decisions made by individual jurors will reflect those of deliberating juries, as jurors may be influenced by the initial discussion of the evidence, and the various processes of social influence which may influence verdicts (Salerno & Diamond, 2010). — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law, 913

Categorization

• 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…, 913
• XREF: connects to: Demographics weakly predict how individual jurors actually vote on the same evidence — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 843; Demographic and personality factors predict only 5 to 15 percent of verdict variation — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 843