Interactive effects of characteristics of defendant and mock juror on U.S. participants' judgment and sentencing recommendations

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 141, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 603-615

  Abwender, David A ^a   Hough, Kenyatta ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Attractiveness; Defendant characteristics; Gender; In group bias; Interactive effects; Judgment; Mock juror characteristics; Race; Sentencing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; ESTHETICS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; NEGRO; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; BEAUTY; BLACKS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMAN; JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PREJUDICE; WHITES;

EID: 0035489553     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224540109600574     Document Type: Article

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