Physical attractiveness and criminal justice processing: results from a longitudinal sample of youth and young adults
Autor: | Christopher J. Ferguson, Sven Smith, Cashen M. Boccio, Kevin M. Beaver |
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Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Attractiveness
Longitudinal sample Longitudinal study 050901 criminology 05 social sciences Physical attractiveness Article 050105 experimental psychology Pathology and Forensic Medicine Odds Developmental psychology Psychiatry and Mental health 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Psychology (miscellaneous) 0509 other social sciences Young adult Psychology Association (psychology) Law Criminal justice |
Zdroj: | Psychiatr Psychol Law |
ISSN: | 1934-1687 1321-8719 |
DOI: | 10.1080/13218719.2019.1618750 |
Popis: | A substantial body of research examining the role that attractiveness plays in a wide range of outcomes has revealed that attractiveness is a beneficial characteristic across multiple domains of life, including some related to crime and the criminal justice system. The current study uses these findings as a springboard to examine the potential association between attractiveness and multiple measures of criminal justice processing, including being arrested, being convicted, being sentenced to probation and being incarcerated. Analysis of data drawn from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health revealed that more attractive persons were less likely to be arrested and convicted than less attractive persons, but there was no association with odds of being sentenced to probation or incarcerated. Follow-up analyses revealed that the beneficial effect of being attractive was confined solely to females. We discuss possible reasons for these results and provide suggestions for future research. |
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