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Selected to Serve: An Analysis of Lifetime Jury ParticipationMary R. RoseUniversity of Texas at Austin - Department of Sociology Shari Seidman DiamondNorthwestern University, School of Law & American Bar Foundation Marc A. Musickaffiliation not provided to SSRN March 2012 Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, Vol. 9, Issue 1, pp. 33-55, 2012 Abstract: Using a survey of a random sample of 1,380 Texas adults, we consider what factors distinguish those who have ever had an opportunity to serve on a jury from those who have not (“lifetime participation”). Residential stability and willingness to serve distinguished former jurors from those who had never been summoned or had never been questioned for a case. After controlling for age, neither race nor ethnicity accounted for participation, a finding replicated in data from another state. No factors differentiated former jurors from people who have been questioned but never selected. Our results strongly indicate that improvements to participation should focus on attrition that occurs before potential jurors reach the courtroom.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 23 Accepted Paper SeriesDate posted: February 16, 2012Suggested CitationContact Information
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