Implicit racial bias across the law / edited by Justin D. Levinson, Robert J. Smith.

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

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Other Authors: Levinson, Justin D. (Justin David), 1974-, Smith, Robert J.
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
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LM copies 1-3 are part of the Professional Development Lending Library.
Physical Description:x, 270 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: 1. Implicit racial bias: a social science overview Justin D. Levinson, Danielle M. Young and Laurie A. Rudman; 2. Property law: implicit bias and the resilience of spatial color lines Michele Wilde Anderson and Victoria C. Plaut; 3. Criminal law and procedure: coloring punishment: implicit social cognition and criminal justice Charles Ogletree, Robert Smith and Johanna Wald; 4. Torts: implicit bias inspired torts Deana Pollard Sacks; 5. Employment law: implicit bias in employment litigation Nancy Gertner and Melissa Hart; 6. Health law: cognitive bias in medical decision making Michele Goodwin and Naomi Duke; 7. Education law: unconscious racism and the conversation about the racial achievement gap Charles R. Lawrence III; 8. Communications law: bits of bias Jerry Kang; 9. Corporations: biased corporate decision making? Justin D. Levinson; 10. Tax law: implicit bias and the earned income tax credit Dorothy A. Brown; 11. Intellectual property: implicit racial and gender bias in right of publicity cases and intellectual property law generally Danielle M. Conway; 12. Environmental law: a tale of two neighborhoods: implicit bias and environmental decision making Rachel D. Godsil; 13. Federal Indian law: implicit bias against native peoples as sovereigns Susan K. Serrano and Breann Swann Nuuhiwa; 14. Capital punishment: choosing life or death (implicitly) Robert J. Smith and G. Ben Cohen; 15. Reparations law: redress bias? Eric K. Yamamoto and Michele Park Sonen.