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Abstract

310 Prolific participants viewed eight AI-generated images of men who appeared to be Asian, Hispanic, Black, or White who were "suspects in an ongoing investigation." Participants viewed one of the two targets for each ethnic group, one with an arm tattoo and one without. Participants rated each target on characteristics such as intelligence, competency, and trustworthiness, and rated how likely they think it was that the target was the perpetrator. Men without a tattoo were rated more positively than those with a tattoo across all four racial/ethnic groups. Hispanic men, with or without a tattoo, were rated the most negatively. Men without a tattoo were perceived as less likely to be the perpetrator. Hispanic men, with or without a tattoo, were perceived as the most likely perpetrator.

Start Date

13-4-2026 10:00 AM

End Date

13-4-2026 10:50 AM

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Helen Harton

Department

Department of Psychology

Department

Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology

Student Type

Undergraduate Student

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Award: Intercollegiate Academic Fund (IAF)

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Apr 13th, 10:00 AM Apr 13th, 10:50 AM

Effects of Race & Tattoo Status on Criminality Judgements

310 Prolific participants viewed eight AI-generated images of men who appeared to be Asian, Hispanic, Black, or White who were "suspects in an ongoing investigation." Participants viewed one of the two targets for each ethnic group, one with an arm tattoo and one without. Participants rated each target on characteristics such as intelligence, competency, and trustworthiness, and rated how likely they think it was that the target was the perpetrator. Men without a tattoo were rated more positively than those with a tattoo across all four racial/ethnic groups. Hispanic men, with or without a tattoo, were rated the most negatively. Men without a tattoo were perceived as less likely to be the perpetrator. Hispanic men, with or without a tattoo, were perceived as the most likely perpetrator.