Implicit racial bias across the law

This book explores how scientific evidence on the human mind might help to explain why racial equality is so elusive.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Levinson, Justin D. (Justin David), 1974- (-), Smith, Roger J. (Roger John), 1948-
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press 2012.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b38432924*spi
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; IMPLICIT RACIAL BIAS ACROSS THE LAW; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgments; IMPLICIT RACIAL BIAS ACROSS THE LAW; Introduction: Racial Disparities, Social Science, and the Legal System; I. THE SCIENTIFIC BASICS; II. EARLY LEGAL DISCOURSE; III. THIS VOLUME; 1: Implicit Racial Bias: A Social Science Overview; RACIAL PRIMING: THE UNCONSCIOUS ACTIVATION OF STEREOTYPES; Ease of Activation; Decision-making and Behavioral Consequences of Priming; Priming and the Self: Stereotype Threat.
  • DEFINING THE IMPLICIT
  • REACTION TIMES, SHOOTER BIAS, AND THE IMPLICIT ASSOCIATION TESTQuick Trigger Finger: The Shooter Bias; The Implicit Association Test; The IAT Predicts Real-World Behaviors; IMPLICIT BIAS RESEARCH IN THE LEGAL SETTING; CONCLUSION; 2: Property Law: Implicit Bias and the Resilience of Spatial Colorlines; I. EVIDENCE OF SPATIAL COLORLINES AND RACIAL PREFERENCES IN HOUSING AND LAND USE; II. LESSONS ON RACE, HOUSING, AND SPACE FROM SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; A. Conceptualization of Implicit Bias (Beyond Prejudice); B. Perceptions of Disorder and Crime; C. Race-Space Associations.
  • D. DehumanizationIII. THE PLACE OF IMPLICIT BIAS IN HOUSING/LAND USE ANTIDISCRIMINATION LAW; IV. THE IMPLICATIONS OF RECOGNIZING IMPLICIT BIAS; V. CONCLUSION; 3: Criminal Law: Coloring Punishment: Implicit Social Cognition and Criminal Justice; I. THE FACE OF CRIME IN AMERICA IS BLACK; A. Black People Are Hostile, Dangerous, and Prone to Criminality; B. Black People Are Less Human than White People; II. IMPLICIT RACIAL BIAS AND THE FORMULATION OF CRIME POLICY; III. IMPLICIT RACIAL BIAS AND DISPARITIES IN THE ENFORCEMENT OF CRIMINAL LAWS.
  • A. Implicit Racial Bias and the Enforcement of School DisciplineB. Implicit Racial Bias and Excessive Force in Police-Citizen Encounters; IV. IMPLICIT RACIAL BIAS AND COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE; V. CONCLUSION; 4: Torts: Implicit Bias-Inspired Torts; I. IS TORT LAW A PROPER VEHICLE TO REDRESS THE SOCIAL PROBLEM OF IMPLICIT BIAS?; A. Law as Expression of Social Norms; B. Tort Laws Evolutionary Character; II. EXAMPLES OF TORTIOUS CONDUCT CAUSED BY IMPLICIT BIAS; III. PROPOSED TORT REMEDIES TO EXPOSE, DETER, AND REDRESS IMPLICIT BIAS; A. Equitable Remedies; B. Exemplary Damages.
  • C. Strict LiabilityIV. CHALLENGES TO AN ENHANCED PENALTY FOR IMPLICIT BIAS-INSPIRED TORTS; A. Proving Implicit Bias; B. Is Strict Liability for Harm Caused by Implicit Bias Socially Desirable?; C. Does Tort Liability for Implicit Bias Implicate the First Amendment?; V. CONCLUDING REMARKS; 5: Employment Law: Implicit Bias in Employment Litigation; I. THE PERSISTENCE OF WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION, THE ROLE OF IMPLICIT BIAS, AND THE INSIGHTS OFFERED BY SOCIAL SCIENCE; A. Evidence of Continued Discrimination at Work.