Thesis (M. Soc. Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.Soc.Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print.

No abstract available. / Thesis (LL.M.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville, 2000.

The present study was conducted in order to determine if the amount of justification for a crime and the physical attractiveness of a defendant would influence the severity of sentence imposed on the defendant by subjects who were asked to act as jurors. Subjects were 240 male and female undergraduate students who volunteered from introductory psychology classes. Forty subjects were assigned to each of six treatment conditions produced by three levels of attractiveness: attractive, unattractive, and no-picture; and by the two levels of justification: high and low. Subjects read a short vignette of a crime and were asked to determine a length of sentence. Additional, related ratings were also made. Those defendants in the high justification condition were handed less severe sentences than those in the low justification condition. However, the results did not support the second hypothesis which stated that the attractive defendant would be sentenced to fewer years imprisonment than would the unattractive defendant. The final hypothesis predicted that there would be an interaction between the attractiveness and justification variables, i.e., that the attractive defendant would be punished less severely than the unattractive defendant when justification for committing the crime was low, and for the high justification condition, the effect of the attractiveness would be attenuated. Results did not support this hypothesis. However, related findings provided by the additional scales yielded data which could be interpreted as indirect support for the main hypotheses.

Thesis (LL. M.)--Judge Advocate General's School, 1955. / "May 1955." Typescript. Includes bibliographical references. Also issued in microfiche.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, San Diego, 2008. / Title from first page of PDF file (viewed August 13, 2008). Available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations. Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (doctoral)--Universiteit te Utrecht.

Thesis (doctoral)--Universität Göttingen.

Thesis (doctoral)--Universität Marburg.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Florida State University, 2005. / Advisor: Dr. Marc Gertz, Florida State University, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed June 9, 2005). Document formatted into pages; contains x, 179 pages. Includes bibliographical references.