Weighted Guilt (IMAGE)

Duke University

Weighted Guilt

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A computer-based experiment with mock jurors found that people were more likely to judge a defendant guilty if the crime (labeled 'scenario') was worse, regardless of the weight of evidence.

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John Peterson Duke University

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