jury descion making

Question 1

what three factors affect jury descion making

Answer 1

gender
race
physical
attractivness

Question 2

how does race affect jury descion making

Answer 2

may affect jury descion making if jusry is mostly white they are more likely to find defendants of a different race guilty
african american defendents more likely to be found guilty and recive thedeath penalty in the us

Question 3

how can gender affect jury desion making

Answer 3

jurors may be influenced by gender bias they hold
males generally viewd as more aggressive then females to may be more likely to be convicted of violent crimes compared to females
steryotypes from meadia also affect gender bias

Question 4

how can physical attractiveness affect gender bias

Answer 4

jurors may be less likey to convict deffendents if they deem them more attractive
halo effect - if jurors know or see one good thing amount defendent they assume they have all positive characteritics
less likely to percive them as guilty