Reducing the Biasing Effect of Perpetrator Attractiveness in Jury Simulation
- 1 June 1982
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
- Vol. 8 (2) , 286-292
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167282082016
Abstract
Two studies showed that bias of jurors in favor of an attractive defendant was significantly reduced by increasing the factual material in the case. Our findings suggest that increasing the quantity and precision of relevant facts transfers the emphasis from judging the perpetrator to judging the crime.Keywords
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