Not all eyewitnesses are equal: Accent status, race and age interact to influence evaluations of testimony
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Frumkin, L. A. and Stone, A. 2020. Not all eyewitnesses are equal: Accent status, race and age interact to influence evaluations of testimony. Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice. 18 (2), pp. 123-145. https://doi.org/10.1080/15377938.2020.1727806
Authors | Frumkin, L. A. and Stone, A. |
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Abstract | Extralegal factors such as accent status, race and age may affect how someone is perceived in courtrooms. Even eyewitnesses who are not on trial may be rated less favorably as a result of such features. The current study measured accent status, race and age with 254 participants listening to oral witness statements. Results indicate eyewitnesses with higher-status accents were rated more favorably than those with lower-status accents and younger black eyewitnesses were rated higher than older black witnesses. White eyewitnesses were more favorably rated than black witnesses although this was qualified by results suggesting anti-norm deviance. The findings provide the criminal justice system with reasons to question how interactions among witness characteristics and with observer characteristics may influence court decisions. |
Journal | Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice |
Journal citation | 18 (2), pp. 123-145 |
ISSN | 1537-7938 |
Year | 2020 |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis (Routledge) |
Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Anyone |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/15377938.2020.1727806 |
Web address (URL) | https://doi.org/10.1080/15377938.2020.1727806 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 19 Feb 2020 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 06 Feb 2020 |
Deposited | 22 Jul 2020 |
Copyright holder | © 2020 Taylor & Francis. |
Copyright information | This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice on 19/02/2020, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/15377938.2020.1727806. |
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