Does the socioeconomic status of a defendant influence jury sentencing?
Try to think of different words that describe your topic.
socioeconomic status = SES = social status
Use the word OR between synonyms, such as (jury or jurors)
Sometimes you may choose a topic that little has been written about. Try to think of a broader term that encompasses your topic. The more general the search, the more likely you are to retrieve additional records.
Broad = jury bias Narrow = jury prejudice against disabled defendants
When you enter a long phrase, some databases interpret this as if you were asking that all the words must appear in that exact order. Break up your keywords using the word ‘AND’
sentencing and "socioeconomic status"
Putting “quotes” around your search words tells the database that you are looking for that exact phrase.
“socioeconomic status”
Search for all alternate endings of a word. Type the root of the word and then an asterisk*
sentenc*
sentences
sentencing