Scope insensitivity in juries

lw
Oct 2, 2010 32 words 13 likes Read

Scott highlights a study showing juries give harsher penalties for crimes affecting few people versus many, demonstrating the cognitive bias of scope insensitivity.

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Juries found to give harsher penalties to criminals who hurt few people than to those who hurt fewer people:

http://spp.sagepub.com/content/early/2010/08/24/1948550610382308.full.pdf+html

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