Tools to Reduce Implicit Bias in Modern Juries

Bonnie Lau, Arturo Gonzalez, and Morgan Mitruka authored an article for Law360 examining implicit bias in jury selection and within juries.

“Implicit bias in jurors can be significantly harder to detect than overt or explicit biases,” the authors wrote. “But because the ‘ability of the decision maker to de-categorize and steer clear of group stereotypes and associations, however it is achieved, will likely make for a more fair decision,’ it is imperative for the judicial system to address and find ways to combat the influence of implicit bias in jury decisions.”

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