STATISTICAL DECISION THEORY AND THE SELECTION OF GRAND JURORS - TESTING FOR DISCRIMINATION IN A SINGLE PANEL

• NCJ Number: 25505
• Journal: HASTING CONSTITUTIONAL LAW QUARTERLY Volume: 2 Issue: 1 Dated: (WINTER 1975) Pages: 75-112
• Author(s): P W SPERLICK; M L JASPOVICE
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 38 pages
• Corporate Author: University of California
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

EXPLORATION OF A STATISTICAL METHOD OF EVALUATING THE FAIRNESS OF GRAND JURY VENIRE COMPOSITION BASED ON PROBABILITY THEORY.

Abstract

TABLES ILLUSTRATE PROBABLE COMPOSITIONS OF GRAND JURY PANELS OF DIFFERING SIZES AND SELECTION RESULTS IN THE DISCRIMINATORY OR UNDERREPRESENTED RANGE FOR PANELS OF 300 OR MORE MEMBERS. FOR PART 1, SEE NCJ-29260.