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Abstract

Co-researched and authored with BC Psychology Professor Liane Young, our students, and other members of a Supreme Judicial Court Standing Committee, a proposed model jury instruction aimed at reducing implicit bias. The proposed instruction was adopted by the SJC and is now required in all civil and criminal jury trials in Massachusetts.

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  • Subject
    • Courts

    • Criminal Law

    • Criminal Procedure

    • Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility

  • Journal title
    • Massachusetts Court System, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Cour

  • Date submitted

    7 September 2022

  • Additional information
    • Suggested Citation:

      Beckman, Sharon L. "Proposed Model Jury Instruction on Implicit Bias." Massachusetts Court System, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. 29 September, 2021.