Stereotypes and the Administration of Justice

Brendan O’Flaherty () and Rajiv Sethi ()
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Brendan O’Flaherty: Columbia University
Rajiv Sethi: Columbia University, and the Santa Fe Institute

Chapter 24 in Handbook on Economics of Discrimination and Affirmative Action, 2023, pp 567-591 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Stereotypes play a pervasive role in the administration of justice, influencing police stops and searches, the use of force, bail and sentencing decisions, juror behavior and selection, felony disenfranchisement, and attitudes toward mass incarceration. We provide a selective survey of the literature on stereotypes and criminal justice and discuss implications for witness cooperation, homicide clearance rates, and rates of murder victimization.

Keywords: Stereotypes; Crime; Policing; Law (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-4166-5_10

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