NCJ Number
16580
Journal
Judicature Volume: 57 Issue: 5 Dated: (DECEMBER 1973) Pages: 194-199
Date Published
1973
Length
6 pages
Annotation
THE ANSWER TO THE RHETORICAL QUESTION POSED BY THE TILE IS 'NO, VENIRES CHOSEN FROM VOTER REGISTRATION LISTS ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY MALE, MIDDLE-AGED, EDUCATED AND EMPLOYED.'
Abstract
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE RESULTS OF A STUDY OF FEDERAL AND STATE JURY COMPOSITION IN RHODE ISLAND, A STATE THAT RELIES ON VOTER REGISTRATION LISTS FOR JUROR SELECTION. THE AUTHOR STATES THAT IF IT IS DESIRED THAT JURORS BE OF THE SAME SOCIAL STATUS AS THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, THEN VOTER LISTS SHOULD NOT BE USED.