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Looking deathworthy: perceived stereotypicality of Black defendants predicts capital-sentencing outcomes.
- Source :
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Psychological science [Psychol Sci] 2006 May; Vol. 17 (5), pp. 383-6. - Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- Researchers previously have investigated the role of race in capital sentencing, and in particular, whether the race of the defendant or victim influences the likelihood of a death sentence. In the present study, we examined whether the likelihood of being sentenced to death is influenced by the degree to which a Black defendant is perceived to have a stereotypically Black appearance. Controlling for a wide array of factors, we found that in cases involving a White victim, the more stereotypically Black a defendant is perceived to be, the more likely that person is to be sentenced to death.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0956-7976
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Psychological science
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 16683924
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9280.2006.01716.x