Mock jurors sentence in-group members harsher when guilt evidence is strong.

Evidence

The black sheep hypothesis has been tested in mock juror research, with mock jurors rendering harsher verdicts for in-group members when the evidence against them is strong as opposed to weak (Kerr et al., 1995). — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law, 857

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law: A Definitive Look at…, 857