The influence of Afrocentric facial features in criminal sentencing

Psychological Science

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 674-679

  Blair, Irene Y ^a   Judd, Charles M ^a   Chaplean, Kristine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CRIME; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; FACE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; PRISONER; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CRIME; CULTURE; FACE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; PRISONERS;

EID: 7444272707     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0956-7976.2004.00739.x     Document Type: Article

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