Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ485956
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Publication Date: 1994
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Race and Gender Effects on Perception of Criminal Events: Testing Hypotheses from Black's "The Behavior of Law."
Gould, Leroy C.; Gertz, Marc
Journal of Correctional Education, v45 n2 p62-70 Jun 1994
Descriptions of criminal events were rated by 611 college students randomly assigned to 1 of 4 conditions in which race and gender of offenders and victims were varied. Race and gender did not affect perception of the seriousness of criminal events. Although students perceived sex differences in the criminal justice system, this did not affect their judgments. (JOW)
Descriptors: Attitudes, College Students, Crime, Moral Values, Racial Differences, Sex Differences, Social Status, Tables (Data)
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Florida
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