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After being exonerated, people who were falsely convicted face numerous challenges, such as mental health issues, stigmatization, a lack of government support and compensation, and difficulties finding housing and job (K. A. Clow & A. M. Leach, 2015; Thompson et al., 2011). But it is also possible that certain features of an exoneree further hinder the process of an exoneree´s reintegration, of which race could be a significant one. A small number of studies already investigated how racial biases affect how exonerees are seen both in the US and Australia. So far, the results have been contradictory. While some found Black exonerees to be perceived more negatively, other studies found the opposite, with the perception of White exonerees being more negative compared to Black and Indigenous people (Privitelli et al., 2023; Scherr et al., 2017). There is not a single article published in Europe right now that looks into this race effect. This study seeks to fill this gap by examining if race has an impact on how exonerees are seen, particularly by German people. |
