Presentation Type
Poster
Full Name of Faculty Mentor
Marlena Ryba, Psychology
Major
Psychology
Presentation Abstract
Several factors have been found to impact jury decision-making in death penalty cases. Previous research indicates that a defendant's gender can influence jury decisions. The present study will examine the jury's potential biases by jury decisions in cases of men versus women defendants. Participants will be presented with detailed case information pertaining to a crime. Participants will be randomly assigned to either the man or woman defendant scenario and asked to determine if the punishment of death fits the crime. A t-test will be used to compare group differences. This study is important because it shed light on gender biases within our prison systems.
Location
Virtual Poster Session 2
Start Date
22-4-2021 4:30 PM
End Date
22-4-2021 6:30 PM
Disciplines
Psychology
Recommended Citation
McLaughlin, Sidney, "Gender Biases in Jury Decision Making" (2021). Undergraduate Research Competition. 70.
https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/ugrc/2021/fullconference/70
Included in
Gender Biases in Jury Decision Making
Virtual Poster Session 2
Several factors have been found to impact jury decision-making in death penalty cases. Previous research indicates that a defendant's gender can influence jury decisions. The present study will examine the jury's potential biases by jury decisions in cases of men versus women defendants. Participants will be presented with detailed case information pertaining to a crime. Participants will be randomly assigned to either the man or woman defendant scenario and asked to determine if the punishment of death fits the crime. A t-test will be used to compare group differences. This study is important because it shed light on gender biases within our prison systems.