Attractiveness

Question 1

What did sigall and ostrove find? Attractiveness

Answer 1

Crime is not related to attractiveness such as burglary an attractive defendant received a more lenient sentence. When the crime was related to attractiveness e.g swindling the attractive defendant received a harsher sentence

Question 2

Attractiveness and gender

Answer 2

Hough- male pps recommended longer sentences for the attractive defendant than the unattractive one. Female pps recommended longer sentences for the unattractive defendants