Graduation Year
2025
Document Type
Campus Only Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Psychology
Reader 1
Jennifer Groscup
Reader 2
Jennifer Ma
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Abstract
Given the evident bias immigrants and Latinx people face in the legal system, it is imperative for research in psychology and law to explore how racial, ethnic, and xenophobic biases may influence legal outcomes for these populations in the context of a criminal trial. This proposed study will investigate the influence of defendant race/ethnicity and immigration status and attitudinal moderators on juror decision making. Mock jurors will be assigned to 1 of 8 vignettes describing the trial proceedings of a White or Latino defendant who either entered the United States without authorization (EWA), overstayed a B-2 visitor visa (visa overstay), is a legal permanent resident (LPR), or is a natural born U.S. citizen (citizen).
Recommended Citation
Carrillo, Sophia, "The Influence of Defendant Race/Ethnicity and Immigration Status on Mock Juror Decision Making in a Criminal Trial Context" (2025). Scripps Senior Theses. 2499.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/2499
This thesis is restricted to the Claremont Colleges current faculty, students, and staff.
