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 (o...

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Autor principal: Brown, D. (Dylan) (Autor)
Otros Autores: Yamamoto, S. (Susan) ; Mossière, A. (Annik) ; Maeder, E. M. (Evelyn M. )
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Publicado: 2019
En: Cogent Psychology
Año: 2019
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