APS
2023 APS Annual Convention · 2023
Are Perceptions of Criminality Biased? the Roles of Name Popularity and Socioeconomic Status
- Kirsi Michael
University of Louisiana at Lafayette - Brooke Breaux
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Abstract
Are people with unpopular first names and people with lower socioeconomic status perceived by others as more likely to have committed a crime than people with popular first names and people with higher socioeconomic status? Such biases would potentially impact the criminal justice system and convictions in court.