Prejudice, Punitiveness, and Personality

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Abstract
The relationship between authoritarian personality characteristics and death penalty views was examined in a random sample of 80 community residents. Ss were asked to recommend appropriate sentences for case descriptions of first and second degree murder, with offenders described as being either Negro or white, male or female. High authoritarians were significantly more severe than low authoritarians in the penalties imposed and, contrary to prediction, males were more punitive than females. While there was some evidence of favoritism by high authoritarians in judging females, there was no evidence that the race of the offender influenced sentencing.

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