Belief in social hierarchy predicts belief that Blacks get fair trials

Evidence

Early SDT work by Mitchell and Sidanius (1993) presented findings that are congruent with the Sixth Law-of-Law. In this work, the authors examined which individuals support the notion that African Americans receive fair trials in the United States. Use of least-squares multiple regression analysis showed that even after controlling for the effects of anti-Black affect, classical racism (e.g., “Blacks are less capable”), and self-rated political conservatism, the data revealed a relatively strong positive association between endorsement of group-based social hierarchy (as measured by SDO) and the belief that Blacks were treated fairly by the American justice system. — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law, 93

Categorization

• XREF: Relates to SDT/SDO literature and the psychology of system-justification beliefs about fairness.
• corroborated: 3 independent passages support this claim — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law: A Definitive Look at…, 93