Battling bias: can two implicit bias remedies reduce juror racial bias?

Two studies examined the effectiveness of Unconscious Bias Juror (UBJ) video and instructions at reducing racial bias in Black White mock-jurors’ decisions, perceptions, counterfactual endorsement a murder (Study 1; N = 554) battery 2; 539) trial. Participants viewed UBJ or not, then read pretrial (general UBJ), trial summary, posttrial UBJ). In Study 1, juror race moderated effect defendant on verdicts, culpability, credibility. White, but not Black, jurors demonstrated greater leniency toward defendants for The endorsement. Only when was absent jurors’ higher versus defendant, which mediated verdicts. 2, were more lenient regardless race. Instructions video’s credibility ratings. only influenced conclusion, debiasing interventions ineffective However, they do impact aspects attribution may be effective with modification.