| Title: |
Racial identity as a moderator of same-race bias among Hispanic mock-jurors. |
| Authors: |
Swaby, Monique1 (AUTHOR), Virgen, Teresa2 (AUTHOR), Dianat, Aundia3 (AUTHOR), Edwards, Jayla2 (AUTHOR), Olmos, Karina2 (AUTHOR), Eisen, Mitchell L.2 (AUTHOR) meisen@calstatela.edu |
| Source: |
Psychology, Crime & Law. Feb2025, p1-22. 22p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*RACE identity, *ASSAULT & battery, *CRIMINAL procedure, *RACE, *INDIVIDUAL differences |
| Abstract: |
Two experiments were conducted to examine whether individual differences in racial identity attitudes moderated same-race bias among Hispanic mock-jurors. In Experiment 1, participants (N = 263) completed the People of Color Racial Identity Attitude Scale (PRIAS) and read a summary of a fictitious criminal case in which either a Hispanic or non-Hispanic White defendant was accused of assaulting a non-Hispanic White victim. As predicted, Hispanic mock-jurors who more closely identified with their own group were significantly less likely to find the same-race defendant guilty compared to those who scored lower on this scale. Experiment 2 (N = 537) used a different summary of a criminal assault case and also varied the victim’s race (Hispanic vs. non-Hispanic White). Results replicated Experiment 1, as Hispanic mock-jurors who scored higher in Immersion/Resistance racial identity attitudes were significantly less likely to find the same-race defendant guilty when the victim was not Hispanic. However, when the victim was also Hispanic, racial identity attitudes no longer predicted mock-juror decision-making in either the same- or other-race conditions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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