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JURY SELECTION, JUSTICE, AND GEOGRAPHY

NCJ Number
36167
Journal
PENNSYLVANIA GEOGRAPHER Volume: 13 Issue: 3 Dated: (NOVEMBER 1975) Pages: 23-30
Author(s)
S D BRUNN
Date Published
1975
Length
8 pages
Annotation
THE GEOGRAPHER CAN MAKE A SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE SELECTION OF JURORS BY DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT THE JURORS SELECTED ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THEIR COMMUNITY.
Abstract
VOTING LISTS ARE CRITICIZED FOR PROVIDING NON-REPRESENTATIVE LISTS OF JURORS. BY COMPARING THE RESIDENTIAL LOCATION OF JURORS WITH MAJOR SOCIO-GEOGRAPHIC PATTERNS, A MORE REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE CAN BE TAKEN.