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Appearance bias and crime / edited by Bonnie Berry, Social Problems Research Group.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York Cambridge 2019Description: 294 pISBN:
  • 9781108432016 (pbk.)
  • 9781108422314 (hardback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 364.24 BER-B 23
LOC classification:
  • HV6035 .A67 2019
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Relying on experts in criminology and sociology, Appearance Bias and Crime 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.

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