Bias in the Law: A Definitive Look at Racial Prejudice in the U.S. Criminal Justice System

Bias in the Law addresses racial bias across the full roster of criminal justice actors--from legislators to community members to police officers, from prosecutors and criminal defense attorneys to judges and jurors. The result is a key entry into understanding bias in the law, how such bias impacts outcomes, and what can be done.

Author: Joseph Avery
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 06/23/2021
Pages: 238
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.78lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.54d
ISBN13: 9781793601056
ISBN10: 1793601054
BISAC Categories:
- Psychology | Forensic Psychology
- Political Science | Law Enforcement
- Social Science | Criminology

About the Author
Joseph Avery is graduate fellow of the Woodrow Wilson Scholars at Princeton University. Joel Cooper is professor of psychology at Princeton University.