Researchers find unconscious racism in juries weighing death-penalty cases
Wednesday, May 14, 2014 - 08:31
in Psychology & Sociology
A new study by researchers at the University of Hawai'i, University of North Carolina and Rutgers University indicates that, on an unconscious level, Americans seem to value the worth of white lives over black lives. Researchers say this "unconscious racism" has particular consequences as juries make decisions in death-penalty cases.