Wrongful convictions and prototypical black features: can a face-type facilitate misidentifications?

Purpose. Eyewitness misidentification is the leading cause of wrongful convictions, and Black men, more than other racial groups, are affected by this memory error. A subgroup of Black men who have stereotypically Black features (dark skin, wide lips, and nose) are associated with the criminal-Black...

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Main Author: Kleider-Offut, Heather M. (Author)
Contributors: Knuycky, Leslie R. ; Clevinger, Amanda M. ; Capodanno, Megan M.
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: Legal and criminological psychology
Year: 2017, Volume: 22, Issue: 2, Pages: 350-358
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