What Is "Leniency Bias

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Multiple Choice

What is "leniency bias"?

• A) Tendency of jurors to go easier on ingroup defendants
• B) Impact of judicial instructions on jurors
• C) The tendency for jury deliberation to tilt toward acquittal
• D) The finding that judges are harsher on defendants than are juries

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Definitions:

Culture

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Sociohistorical Context

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Freud's Theory

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