Sigall and Ostrove by Mrs Quinton

Sigall and Ostrove by Mrs Quinton https://padlet.com/rmquinton/ni0k9rt0b033 100 word summary en-us 2018-03-13 09:23:38 UTC 2018-03-17 08:37:52 UTC hello@padlet.com ADAM,CAROL,SHIREEN,MONISHA https://padlet.com/rmquinton/ni0k9rt0b033/wish/241278928 Aim: whether attractiveness affected jury-decision making.
Procedure:
1) 120 participants. Card with crime and photo of woman called Barbara Helms.
2) 6 groups of 20:
- attractive, burglary
- unattractive, burglary
- attractive, fraud
- unattractive, fraud
- no photo, fraud
- no photo, burglary
3) Participants rated how attractive Barbara was.
4) "Jurors" give prison sentence. 1-15 years.
Findings:
- no photo: similar sentence.
- attractive: less for burglary, more for fraud.
- unattractive: more for burglary, less for fraud.
Conclusion:
shows importance of attractiveness on jury decision making. Good-looking people can get away with crime, especially by using their looks.

]]> 2018-03-13 10:33:32 UTC https://padlet.com/rmquinton/ni0k9rt0b033/wish/241278928 Ibby's nan https://padlet.com/rmquinton/ni0k9rt0b033/wish/241279535 120 PARTICIPANTS SPLIT INTO 6 GROUPS OF 20. were shown an attractive/unattractive photo of Barbara helm - read about a burglary or fraud. were all asked how attractive she was to make sure they all agreed. results showed after Jurer's judged that attractive were ]]> 2018-03-13 10:35:21 UTC https://padlet.com/rmquinton/ni0k9rt0b033/wish/241279535 ZEEM zenaabushqair https://padlet.com/rmquinton/ni0k9rt0b033/wish/241281074 120 participants included. They were split into 6 groups of 20. They were shown pictures (attractive and unattractive) of Barbara Helms.
attractive/burglary
unattractive/burglary
no photo/ burglary
attractive/fraud
unattractive/fraud
no photo/fraud
the participants were asked to rate how attractive she is and the "jurors" decided on a sentence from 1-15 years.]]> 2018-03-13 10:39:37 UTC https://padlet.com/rmquinton/ni0k9rt0b033/wish/241281074 Mischa, Juli and Manahil https://padlet.com/rmquinton/ni0k9rt0b033/wish/241282616 Aim: investigate whether there's a relationship between attractiveness & crime committed.
Procedure: 6 groups of 20. Each saw either an attractive/unattractive photo of Barbra & read about a fraud or burglary she'd committed. Jurors had to agree whether or not she was attractive & had to assign a prison sentence ranging from 1-15 years.
Results: Similar sentence for both crimes. Attractiveness significant effect on sentence. Attractiveness not associated with burglary but with fraud.
Conclusion: Highlights effect of attractiveness on jury decision-making. If attractive people have used looks they're less likely to get away with it.]]> 2018-03-13 10:44:32 UTC https://padlet.com/rmquinton/ni0k9rt0b033/wish/241282616 https://padlet.com/rmquinton/ni0k9rt0b033/wish/242697239 2018-03-16 08:15:14 UTC https://padlet.com/rmquinton/ni0k9rt0b033/wish/242697239 Natolie, Simran ,Ranya :) https://padlet.com/rmquinton/ni0k9rt0b033/wish/242697377
AIM
To see whether attractiveness affects jury decision-making and links to the crime type committed.

PROCEDURE:
120 participants given one photograph of Barbara and type of crime. There were 6 groups of 20 participants which were given attractive/non attractive photo of Barbra and read about a fraud/burglary she committed. Attractive/burgalry
unattractive/burglary attractive/fraud
unattractive/fraud
no photograph

RESULTS

· Unattractive and no photo, gave similar sentence for both crime

· Attractive had longer for fraud and less for burglary

· Unattractive had longer for burglary and less for fraud

CONCLUSION

· Good looking people do get away with crime but if they have used their looks then they are less likely to get away with it

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