Bias in the Law: A Definitive Look at Racial Prejudice in the U.S. Criminal Justice System - Paperback

by Joseph Avery (Editor), Joel Cooper (Editor), Joseph Avery (Contribution by)

Bias in the Law addresses racial bias across the full roster of criminal justice actors--from legislators to community members to police officers, from prosecutors and criminal defense attorneys to judges and jurors. The result is a key entry into understanding bias in the law, how such bias impacts outcomes, and what can be done.

Author Biography

Joseph Avery is graduate fellow of the Woodrow Wilson Scholars at Princeton University. Joel Cooper is professor of psychology at Princeton University.