Chapter 6 in your text discusses how juries tend to be overrepresented by while, middle- and upper-class persons while communities of color and those that are on the lower end of the economic scale are grossly underrepresented. This is often a result of the jury selection practice whereby certain procedures eliminate classes of citizens from the adjudicative process. This is commonly called "jurymandering" and is more widespread than one could imagine.

As juries in criminal trials are supposed to be comprised of a jury of one's peers, several courts have explored manners by which to incorporate race-conscious procedures in the jury selection process. The following is an article by San Francisco Weekly that outlines a new initiative and pilot program that is working to address this issue that I'd like you to read before responding this week: https://www.sfweekly.com/news/balancing-the-scales/.

After reading the article, and maybe conducting some additional Internet research, I'm wondering if we can't as a group, come up with some additional ideas to ensure that the accused in this country are tried and judged by their actual peers and not simply persons that fall within selection pool categories.