Out of the Picture: Latinx and White Male Youths’ Facial Features Predict Their Juvenile Justice System Processing Outcomes

Adults’ facial characteristics predict whether and how severely they are sentenced in the adult criminal justice system. We investigate whether characteristics of White and Latinx male youths’ faces predict the severity of their processing in the juvenile justice system. Among a sample of first-time...

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Authors: Chen, Jacqueline M. (Author) ; Cauffman, Elizabeth (Author) ; Fine, Adam D. (Author) ; Frick, Paul J. (Author) ; Norman, Jasmine B. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Crime & delinquency
Year: 2021, Volume: 67, Issue: 6/7, Pages: 787-807
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Jugendkriminalität
Stereotypisierung
Colorism
face perception
Legal sanctions