Implicit Racial Bias Across the Law (Book Synopsis)

Justin D. Levinson and Robert J. Smith (eds), IMPLICIT RACIAL BIAS ACROSS THE LAW, Cambridge University Press (May 2012)

University of Hawai’i Richardson School of Law Research Paper No. 2045319

3 Pages Posted: 26 Apr 2012 Last revised: 9 Jan 2020

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Justin D. Levinson

University of Hawaii at Manoa - William S. Richardson School of Law

Robert J. Smith

Harvard Law School (Fair Punishment Project, a joint initiative of the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute & Criminal Justice Institute)

Jerry Kang

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law

Michelle Wilde Anderson

Stanford Law School

Victoria Plaut

University of California, Berkeley - School of Law; University of California, Berkeley - Department of Psychology; University of California, Berkeley - Berkeley Center on Comparative Equality & Anti-Discrimination Law

Danielle Young

University of Hawaii at Manoa - Department of Psychology

Dorothy A. Brown

Emory University School of Law

Rachel D. Godsil

Rutgers Law School

Charles Ogletree

Harvard Law School

Charles R. Lawrence

University of Hawaii at Manoa - William S. Richardson School of Law

Deana Pollard Sacks

Sacks Law Firm

Melissa Hart

University of Colorado Law School

Michele Goodwin

Georgetown University Law Center; University of California, Irvine School of Law

Naomi Duke

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Danielle M. Conway

Penn State Dickinson Law

Susan K. Serrano

University of Hawaii at Manoa - William S. Richardson School of Law

Eric K. Yamamoto

University of Hawaii at Manoa - William S. Richardson School of Law

Nancy Gertner

Harvard Law School

G. Ben Cohen

University of Akron School of Law

Date Written: April 24, 2012

Abstract

Despite cultural progress in reducing overt acts of racism, stark racial disparities continue to define American life. This book is for anyone who wonders why race still matters and is interested in what emerging social science can contribute to the discussion. The book explores how scientific evidence on the human mind might help to explain why racial equality is so elusive. This new evidence reveals how human mental machinery can be skewed by lurking stereotypes, often bending to accommodate hidden biases reinforced by years of social learning. Through the lens of these powerful and pervasive implicit racial attitudes and stereotypes, Implicit Racial Bias Across the Law examines both the continued subordination of historically disadvantaged groups and the legal system's complicity in the subordination.

Keywords: Implicit Racial Bias, Corporations, Criminal Law, Torts, Property, Cyber, Tax, Federal Indian, Intellectual Property, Capital Punishment, Reparations, Employment, Health, Education, Communications, Environmental

Suggested Citation

Levinson, Justin D. and Smith, Robert J. and Kang, Jerry and Anderson, Michelle Wilde and Plaut, Victoria and Young, Danielle and Brown, Dorothy Andrea and Godsil, Rachel D. and Ogletree, Charles and Lawrence, Charles R. and Pollard Sacks, Deana and Hart, Melissa and Goodwin, Michele and Duke, Naomi and Conway, Danielle M. and Serrano, Susan K. and Yamamoto, Eric K. and Gertner, Nancy and Cohen, G. Ben, Implicit Racial Bias Across the Law (Book Synopsis) (April 24, 2012). Justin D. Levinson and Robert J. Smith (eds), IMPLICIT RACIAL BIAS ACROSS THE LAW, Cambridge University Press (May 2012), University of Hawai’i Richardson School of Law Research Paper No. 2045319, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2045319 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2045319

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Harvard Law School (Fair Punishment Project, a joint initiative of the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute & Criminal Justice Institute) ( email )

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Jerry Kang

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Victoria Plaut

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University of California, Berkeley - Department of Psychology

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University of California, Berkeley - Berkeley Center on Comparative Equality & Anti-Discrimination Law

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Danielle Young

University of Hawaii at Manoa - Department of Psychology ( email )

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Dorothy Andrea Brown

Emory University School of Law ( email )

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Rachel D. Godsil

Rutgers Law School ( email )

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Charles Ogletree

Harvard Law School ( email )

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Charles R. Lawrence

University of Hawaii at Manoa - William S. Richardson School of Law ( email )

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Deana Pollard Sacks

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University of Colorado Law School ( email )

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Michele Goodwin

Georgetown University Law Center ( email )

University of California, Irvine School of Law ( email )

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Naomi Duke

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ( email )

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Danielle M. Conway

Penn State Dickinson Law ( email )

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Susan K. Serrano

University of Hawaii at Manoa - William S. Richardson School of Law ( email )

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Honolulu, HI 96822-2350
United States

Eric K. Yamamoto

University of Hawaii at Manoa - William S. Richardson School of Law ( email )

2515 Dole Street
Honolulu, HI 96822-2350
United States
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Nancy Gertner

Harvard Law School ( email )

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Cambridge, MA 02138
United States

G. Ben Cohen

University of Akron School of Law ( email )

150 University Ave
Akron, OH 44325
United States

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