Influence of Acculturation Strategies on the Judgment of a Violent Act Committed by a North African Woman

Too similar or too different: Effect of acculturation strategies on judgments of a violent act committed by a Vietnamese offender

“…The results of recent studies carried out by Taillandier-Schmitt and Combalbert (2017), and by Dougez, Taillandier-Schmitt, and Combalbert (2018), show that acculturation strategies influence judgments in a judicial context. The influence of these acculturation strategies can be observed in the judgment of the act itself (the perceived gravity of the act and the recommended sanctions) and of the aggressor, particularly in terms of dangerousness.…”

“…Evaluation of the offender. Participants judged the aggressor on two dimensions: an overall assessment and a measure of his dangerousness (Dougez et al, 2018;Taillandier-Schmitt & Combalbert, 2017). First, they rated their overall impression of Chuong T. on a scale of 1 (Very bad) to 7 (Very good), and then his level of dangerousness, also on a scale of 1 (Not at all) to 7 (Absolutely).…”