Multiple Choice
As described in your book,Sommers's (2006) study examining the influence of a jury's racial composition indicates that
A) Caucasian and African-American jurors are often equally likely to vote to convict an African-American defendant.
B) African-American jurors often successfully convince Caucasian jurors to change their votes during deliberations,particularly when they offer multiple arguments for doing so.
C) Caucasian jurors often evaluate a trial differently when their jury is diverse versus all-Caucasian.
D) diverse juries have a harder time coming to a unanimous decision than do all-Caucasian juries.
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