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Appearance bias and crime
Titre : Appearance bias and crime Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Bonnie Berry, Éditeur scientifique Editeur : New York : Cambridge University Press Année de publication : 2019 Importance : 294 p Format : 23 cm ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-1-108-43201-6 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Anthropologie criminelle - Apparence individuelle - Soci Résumé : "[This book] describes the role of bias against citizens based on their physical appearance. From the point of suspicion to the decisions to arrest, convict, sentence, and apply the death penalty, crime control agents are influenced by the appearance of offenders; moreover, victims of crime are held blameworthy depending on their physical appearance. The editor and contributing authors discuss timely topics such as Black Lives Matter, terrorism, LGBTQ appearance, human trafficking, indigenous appearance, the disabled, and the attractive versus unattractive among us. Demographic traits such as race, gender, age, and social class influence physical appearance and, thus, judgments about criminal involvement and victimization. This volume describes the social movements relevant to appearance bias, recommends legislative and policy changes, offers practical advice to social control agencies on how to reduce appearance bias, and proposes a new sub-discipline of appearance criminology" Appearance bias and crime [texte imprimé] / Bonnie Berry, Éditeur scientifique . - New York : Cambridge University Press, 2019 . - 294 p ; 23 cm.
ISBN : 978-1-108-43201-6
Langues : Anglais (eng)
Mots-clés : Anthropologie criminelle - Apparence individuelle - Soci Résumé : "[This book] describes the role of bias against citizens based on their physical appearance. From the point of suspicion to the decisions to arrest, convict, sentence, and apply the death penalty, crime control agents are influenced by the appearance of offenders; moreover, victims of crime are held blameworthy depending on their physical appearance. The editor and contributing authors discuss timely topics such as Black Lives Matter, terrorism, LGBTQ appearance, human trafficking, indigenous appearance, the disabled, and the attractive versus unattractive among us. Demographic traits such as race, gender, age, and social class influence physical appearance and, thus, judgments about criminal involvement and victimization. This volume describes the social movements relevant to appearance bias, recommends legislative and policy changes, offers practical advice to social control agencies on how to reduce appearance bias, and proposes a new sub-discipline of appearance criminology" Exemplaires(0)
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