Hooker, Kasey Anne2024-05-202024-05-202024-05-20102 Or. L. Rev. 2110196-2043https://hdl.handle.net/1794/2947828 pagesThis Comment’s purpose is to analyze the bias exhibited against gang members and suggest solutions for what Oregon can do to prevent juror bias against gang members from corrupting the integrity of jury verdicts. Part I of this Comment will (1) discuss some of the history of racial bias in the United States’ criminal justice system—including the various forms of systemic racism employed throughout the nation, (2) discuss how those laws were based on public opinion fueled by negative racial stereotypes and attitudes, and (3) examine the modern public’s bias toward gang members and how that bias derives from racial animus. Part II will use a behavioral realism framework to discuss how implicit bias against gang members negatively influences decisions in the jury room. Finally, Part III will discuss two possible alternatives for rectifying this issue in Oregon: a revision to the Oregon Evidence Code or an Oregon Supreme Court rule that would limit the admissibility of gang evidence as character evidence under the prior bad acts rule.en-USAll Rights Reserved.Racial stereotypingGang biasCriminal lawOregon lawEvidenceSixth AmendmentImplicit biasArticle