The Role of Juror Demographics in Civil Trials
This analysis of civil jury trials in Sarasota and Lake counties, Florida, indicates that juror demographics play a different role in trial outcomes than what attorneys perceive.
Shamena Anwar is a senior economist at RAND. Her main areas of interest include evaluating criminal justice system reforms and studying racial disparities. She has also conducted research related to the military justice system and the immigration process. Her recently published research has examined the role that race plays at all stages of the criminal justice system and has also evaluated the impacts of diversion programs, as well as the impact of providing defense representation at bail hearings. She is currently conducting evaluations related to reforms in monetary bail, parole, indigent defense, and sentencing guidelines. Her previous research has used a wide range of research designs to assess causal effects and has been published in journals including the American Economic Review, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Science Advances, and The Journal of Law and Economics. She received her Ph.D. in economics from Yale University.
Education
Ph.D. in economics, Yale University; B.A. in economics, UC Berkeley
Selected Work
- Shamena Anwar, Shawn Bushway, John Engberg, "The Impact of Defense Counsel at Bail Hearings," Science Advances, 9(18), 2023
- Shamena Anwar, Matthew Baird, John Engberg, Rosanna Smart, "Do Sectoral Training Programs Reduce Arrests? Evidence From a Low-Income Targeted Training Program RCT," Journal of Human Resources, 2024
- Shamena Anwar, Patrick Bayer, Randi Hjalmarsson, "Unequal Jury Representation and Its Consequences," American Economic Review: Insights, 4(2), 2022
- Shamena Anwar, Patrick Bayer, Randi Hjalmarsson, "The Impact of Jury Race in Criminal Trials," Quarterly Journal of Economics, 127(2), 2012
- Shamena Anwar, John Engberg, Yamanda Wright, Megan Comfort, Monica Sheppard, Ashley Lowe, Creating a Path Forward to Reduce Racial Disparities in the Criminal Justice System in Allegheny County, University of Pittsburgh Institute of Politics, 2023
- Shamena Anwar, Hanming Fang, "An Alternative Test of Racial Prejudice in Motor Vehicle Searches: Theory and Evidence," American Economic Review, 96(1), 2006
- Shamena Anwar, Patrick Bayer, and Randi Hjalmarsson, "The Role of Age in Jury Selection and Trial Outcomes," Journal of Law and Economics, 57(4), 2014
- Shamena Anwar, Patrick Bayer, Randi Hjalmarsson, "Politics and Peer Effects in the Courtroom," Journal of the European Economic Association (forthcoming)
Authored by Shamena Anwar
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