Articles
- Racial Bias in Legal LanguageAlthough racial bias in the law is widely recognized, it remains unclear how these biases are in entrenched in the language of the law, judicial opinions. In this article, we build on recent research introducing an approach to measuring the presence of implicit racial bias in large-scale corpora.
Books
Animus by Publication Date: 2017An introduction to the legal concept of unconstitutional bias. William Araiza analyzes some of the modern Supreme Court's most important discrimination cases through the lens of animus, tracing the concept from nineteenth century legal doctrine to today's landmark cases, including Obergefell vs. Hodges and United States v. Windsor, both related to the legal rights of same-sex couples. Animus humanizes what might otherwise be an abstract legal question, illustrating what constitutes animus, and why the prohibition against it matters more today than ever in our pluralistic society.
Just Mercy by Publication Date: 2015Just Mercy is at once an unforgettable account of an idealistic, gifted young lawyer's coming of age, a moving window into the lives of those he has defended, and an inspiring argument for compassion in the pursuit of true justice.
Police by Publication Date: 2017This book provides new research on police. Chapter One examines if newspaper reporting of crime in a given jurisdiction affects the levels of racial bias in the local polices traffic stop behavior. Chapter Two presents contemporary expectations of physical fitness in law enforcement. Chapter Three reviews the applications of predictive analytics for crime prevention.
