Stereotypes and prejudice have been shown to bias information processing and decision-making. There are physical traits that are stereotypically associated with criminals (i.e. tattoos, dark skin-tone, facial untrustworthiness) and have been shown to influence juror decision-making. The current research aimed to investigate the effects of tattoos, facial trustworthiness and skin tone on juror case judgments and criminal appearance ratings, while also investigating and accounting for prejudice and motivation to respond without prejudice. Participants (n = 426) were asked to act as mock jurors in a hypothetical assault case by making case judgments and responding to appearance and attitude measures. Criminal appearance ratings indirectly mediated the relationship between physical traits and verdict decisions. Additionally, a significant interaction emerged between skin tone and racial prejudice on criminal appearance ratings, suggesting that the effects of physical traits may depend on individual attitudes. Implications and future directions are discussed.

刻板印象和偏见已被证明会影响信息处理和决策。有一些与罪犯有关的刻板印象（即纹身、深色肤色、面部不可信）的身体特征已被证明会影响陪审员的决策。目前的研究旨在调查纹身、面部可信度和肤色对陪审员案件判断和刑事外观评级的影响，同时调查和解释偏见和不带偏见地做出回应的动机。参与者（n = 426) 被要求在假设的攻击案件中充当模拟陪审员，通过做出案件判断并回应外表和态度措施。犯罪外表评级间接介导了身体特征与判决决定之间的关系。此外，肤色和种族偏见对犯罪外表评级之间出现了显着的相互作用，这表明身体特征的影响可能取决于个人态度。讨论了影响和未来的方向。