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Reducing the Biasing Effect of Perpetrator Attractiveness in Jury Simulation

Roy F. Baumeister

Case Western Reserve University

John M. Darley

Princeton University

Two studies showed that bias of jurors in favor of an attractive defendant was significantly reduced by increasing the factual material in the case. Our findings suggest that increasing the quantity and precision of relevant facts transfers the emphasis from judging the perpetrator to judging the crime.

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Vol. 8, No. 2, 286-292 (1982)
DOI: 10.1177/0146167282082016
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