Imagine That You Are a Consultant for Defence Council in a Case

question 28

Multiple Choice

Imagine that you are a consultant for defence council in a case involving an Aboriginal male accused of murdering a white female and a primarily Caucasian jury.Based on the research on racial bias in court,what advice would you give the defence council?

• A)Advise the lawyer to "play the race card" (i.e.,mention racial issues to jury)as this helps to reduce juror bias towards other-race defendants
• B)Advise the lawyer to focus on presenting his case with strong evidence and leave race out of it completely.
• C)Advise the lawyer to make his client look "as Caucasian as possible" to minimize juror bias based on stereotypes.
• D)Advise the lawyer to discredit the victim as much as possible by labeling her as a 'black sheep' to elicit sympathy towards the defendant.
• E)Both a and c.

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