Document Type
Article
Language
eng
Format of Original
25 p.
Publication Date
2011
Publisher
National Center for State Courts
Source Publication
Justice System Journal
Source ISSN
0098-261X
Abstract
African-Americans are overrepresented in felony convictions and, thus, more likely to be excluded from jury service. This study examines the potential impact of felon jury exclusion on the proportion of African-Americans that remain eligible for jury service. Results indicate that felon jury exclusion dramatically reduces the pool of eligible African-Americans statewide by nearly one-third. Furthermore, the level of exclusion for all groups is concentrated in areas with higher African-American populations. When limiting the analysis to African-Americans, however, counties with low African-American populations tend to have the highest levels of African-American exclusion. OLS regression models support the notion that the concentration of African-Americans at the county level is a significant factor in all three model specifications. The nature of this relationship, however, changes dramatically across the models.
Recommended Citation
Wheelock, Darren, "A Jury of One’s "Peers": Felon Jury Exclusion and Racial Inequality in Georgia Courts" (2011). Social and Cultural Sciences Faculty Research and Publications. 47.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/socs_fac/47
Comments
Published version. Justice System Journal, Vol. 32, No. 3 (2011): 335-359. Permalink. © 2011 Natural Center for State Courts. Used with permission.