Looking Deathworthy
@article{Eberhardt2006LookingD, title={Looking Deathworthy}, author={J. Eberhardt and P. G. Davies and Valerie Purdie-Vaughns and S. Johnson}, journal={Psychological Science}, year={2006}, volume={17}, pages={383 - 386} }
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… CONTINUE READING
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