Male Jurors More Likely To Find Overweight Female Defendants Guilty

Yale recently released a study suggesting that male jurors are more likely to believe an overweight female defendant is guilty of the crime with which she has been charged. The study concluded male jurors are also likely to believe an overweight woman is a repeat offender and a person with "malicious intent."

The pretend male jurors in the study showed no similar bias when the defendants were larger men. Female jurors showed no size bias whatsoever.

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