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Natural Observations of the Links between Attractiveness and Initial Legal Judgments

A. Chris Downs

University of Houston-Clear Lake

Phillip M. Lyons

University of Houston-Clear Lake

Employing natural observations, female and male courtroom judges set the fines or bail amounts in misdemeanor and felony cases for 915 female and 1,320 male defendants. These persons varied widely in attractiveness and were unable to alter their appearance before presentation to their judges. Police officers, acting as confederates, rated the defendants' attractiveness levels. These levels were compared with bails and fines set by the judges. Defendant attractiveness levels were important only in bail and fine amounts for misdemeanor charges, not for felonies. Implications of the results for additional inquiry in ecologically justifiable litigation settings are presented.

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Vol. 17, No. 5, 541-547 (1991)
DOI: 10.1177/0146167291175009
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