The influence of defendant body size and defendant gender on mock juror decision-making
Objectives These studies were designed to extend the limited psycho-legal literature on weight bias in juror decision-making. Methods: In two studies, students (N = 208) and online community participants (N = 199) read a fabricated theft trial transcript in which we varied the defendant’s weight (ov...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Cogent Psychology |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311908.2019.1674091 |