Integrating Census Data to Support a Motion for Change of Venue |
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Authors: | Peter A Morrison Dean Judson |
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Institution: | (1) RAND, 3 Eat Fire Springs Road, Nantucket, MA 02554, USA;(2) Decision Analytics, 15000 Fort Trail, Accokeek, MD 20607, USA |
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Abstract: | This applied demography case study illustrates the practical application of demographic concepts and methods to an issue facing
the court. We show how census data can be used to support a legal motion for a change of venue. “Change of venue,” the legal
term for moving a trial to a new location, usually is sought to avoid prejudice against one of the parties to a lawsuit. The
case study will interest demographic practitioners, and it can be used as an instructional case in teaching applied demography:
students can replicate it using data for any particular pair of populous metropolitan communities. By doing so, students would
gain proficiency working with Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) household records—and the person records within household
records—to identify and categorize family and nonfamily relationships among household members, and practical experience translating
legal issues into questions that can be answered empirically using American Community Survey (ACS) data. |
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