Scholarly Undergraduate Research Journal at Clark (SURJ)
Faculty Mentor Contact Information
Mark C. Miller
Faculty Mentor Email
mmiller@clarku.edu
Keywords
The Supreme Court, Jury Selection
Abstract
The rise of publicized police brutality cases (but not the rise in number of cases themselves) has resulted in an increase of public scrutiny of the court process. More often than not, police officers are found not guilty by a jury of their peers, only for the public to later find out that the jury was composed almost entirely of whites. How did this process start? How does it persist? Has the legal system attempted to address this problem, and discrimination in the jury selection process in general? By examining past Supreme Court decisions, this review explores the ways that the Supreme Court has addressed racial and gender discrimination in the jury selection process. However, since the Court does not have enforcement powers, this review also explores the tactics that prosecutors have developed to skirt around their opinions.
Recommended Citation
Kelnhofer, Jana C.
(2018)
"They Try: How the Supreme Court has Addressed Issues of Racial and Gender Discrimination in the Jury Selection Process,"
Scholarly Undergraduate Research Journal at Clark (SURJ): Vol. 4, Article 3.
Available at:
https://commons.clarku.edu/surj/vol4/iss1/3