Cynthia Willis Esqueda
Biographic Data
| ID | 643339 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cynthia Willis Esqueda |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cynthia Willis |
| FAMILY NAME | Esqueda |
| SIGNATURE | ESQUEDA C W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nebraska–Lincoln |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2847-6794 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 56 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Essentialism and the criminal legal system
OBJECTIVE: Existing literature has yet to conceptualize and consolidate research on psychological essentialism and its relation to the criminal legal system, particularly in terms of explaining how individuals with justice involvement have been and could be differentially impacted across contexts. This article explores essentialism in the criminal legal system, including its potential consequences for inequity. METHOD: We review research on essen…
Thinking critically about race bias and culpability perceptions of Latinxs in the criminal justice system
Critical race theory (CRT) guides insight into structural and institutional discrimination for identifying causes of race disparities in the United States social and political systems. Disparities are pronounced in the criminal justice system (CJS) for Latinx people, and negative attitudes exist about those incarcerated. LatCrit theory promotes an examination of unique issues creating disparities for Latinx people. Given historical, negative ster…
Perceptions of the criminal justice system by minority and majority group university students: The role of ethnic identity
Minorities are overrepresented in the criminal justice system, and prior research has indicated ethnic minorities and Whites have different opinions of and different experiences within the system. While differences have been shown, the influence of ethnic identity on perceptions of the legal system has been overlooked. The purpose of the present research was to determine if there were differences in perceptions of the legal system by ethnic ident…
Effects of Alcohol Use and Anti-American Indian Attitudes on Domestic-Violence Culpability Decisions for American Indian and Euro-American Actors
Self-rated anti-American Indian attitudes were examined for the influence on domestic violence culpability perceptions when the domestic violence actors’ race (American Indian or European American) and alcohol use (intoxicated or not) were varied. Those higher in anti-American Indian attitudes produced more negative culpability ratings concerning American Indian women involved in domestic violence than those low in American Indian bias. This has …
The Effects of Ethnicity, SES, and Crime Status on Juror Decision Making: A Cross-Cultural Examination of Euopean American and Mexican American Mock Jurors
In two studies, a defendant's ethnicity, socioeconomic status (SES), and crime status were varied for effects on verdict decisions, sentencing recommendations, culpability assignments, and trait assessments. In Study 1, European Americans ( N = 221) provided a low SES Mexican American defendant with more guilt verdicts, a lengthier sentence, and higher culpability ratings, compared to a high SES Mexican American or a European American defendant, …
American Indian and European American Women’s Perceptions of Domestic Violence
The Influence of Gender Role Stereotypes, the Woman's Race, and Level of Provocation and Resistance on Domestic Violence Culpability Attributions
Race stereotypes and perceptions about black males involved in interpersonal violence
Effects of Race and Victim Drinking on Domestic Violence Attributions
The Influence of Alcohol Use and Crime Stereotypicality on Culpability Assignment for Native Americans and European Americans
INTRODUCTION\nIt has been argued that the media holds some responsibility for determining the public’s notions about who commits crime and what crimes are committed. Increasingly the media reports on and portrays minority men in stereotyped criminal roles, and research projects show an interest in identifying circumstances when racially biased culpability assignment will occur, particularly for African Americans and Hispanics in comparison to Eur…
The Influence of Gender Role Stereotypes, the Woman's Race, and Level of Provocation and Resistance on Domestic Violence Culpability Attributions
American Indian and European American Women’s Perceptions of Domestic Violence
The Effects of Ethnicity, SES, and Crime Status on Juror Decision Making: A Cross-Cultural Examination of Euopean American and Mexican American Mock Jurors
In two studies, a defendant's ethnicity, socioeconomic status (SES), and crime status were varied for effects on verdict decisions, sentencing recommendations, culpability assignments, and trait assessments. In Study 1, European Americans ( N = 221) provided a low SES Mexican American defendant with more guilt verdicts, a lengthier sentence, and higher culpability ratings, compared to a high SES Mexican American or a European American defendant, …
Effects of Race and Victim Drinking on Domestic Violence Attributions
Race stereotypes and perceptions about black males involved in interpersonal violence
Thinking critically about race bias and culpability perceptions of Latinxs in the criminal justice system
Critical race theory (CRT) guides insight into structural and institutional discrimination for identifying causes of race disparities in the United States social and political systems. Disparities are pronounced in the criminal justice system (CJS) for Latinx people, and negative attitudes exist about those incarcerated. LatCrit theory promotes an examination of unique issues creating disparities for Latinx people. Given historical, negative ster…
The Influence of Alcohol Use and Crime Stereotypicality on Culpability Assignment for Native Americans and European Americans
INTRODUCTION\nIt has been argued that the media holds some responsibility for determining the public’s notions about who commits crime and what crimes are committed. Increasingly the media reports on and portrays minority men in stereotyped criminal roles, and research projects show an interest in identifying circumstances when racially biased culpability assignment will occur, particularly for African Americans and Hispanics in comparison to Eur…
The Influence of Alcohol Use and Crime Stereotypicality on Culpability Assignment for Native Americans and European Americans
INTRODUCTION\nIt has been argued that the media holds some responsibility for determining the public’s notions about who commits crime and what crimes are committed. Increasingly the media reports on and portrays minority men in stereotyped criminal roles, and research projects show an interest in identifying circumstances when racially biased culpability assignment will occur, particularly for African Americans and Hispanics in comparison to Eur…
Effects of Race and Victim Drinking on Domestic Violence Attributions
Race stereotypes and perceptions about black males involved in interpersonal violence
The Influence of Gender Role Stereotypes, the Woman's Race, and Level of Provocation and Resistance on Domestic Violence Culpability Attributions
American Indian and European American Women’s Perceptions of Domestic Violence
The Effects of Ethnicity, SES, and Crime Status on Juror Decision Making: A Cross-Cultural Examination of Euopean American and Mexican American Mock Jurors
In two studies, a defendant's ethnicity, socioeconomic status (SES), and crime status were varied for effects on verdict decisions, sentencing recommendations, culpability assignments, and trait assessments. In Study 1, European Americans ( N = 221) provided a low SES Mexican American defendant with more guilt verdicts, a lengthier sentence, and higher culpability ratings, compared to a high SES Mexican American or a European American defendant, …
Effects of Alcohol Use and Anti-American Indian Attitudes on Domestic-Violence Culpability Decisions for American Indian and Euro-American Actors
Self-rated anti-American Indian attitudes were examined for the influence on domestic violence culpability perceptions when the domestic violence actors’ race (American Indian or European American) and alcohol use (intoxicated or not) were varied. Those higher in anti-American Indian attitudes produced more negative culpability ratings concerning American Indian women involved in domestic violence than those low in American Indian bias. This has …
Perceptions of the criminal justice system by minority and majority group university students: The role of ethnic identity
Minorities are overrepresented in the criminal justice system, and prior research has indicated ethnic minorities and Whites have different opinions of and different experiences within the system. While differences have been shown, the influence of ethnic identity on perceptions of the legal system has been overlooked. The purpose of the present research was to determine if there were differences in perceptions of the legal system by ethnic ident…
Essentialism and the criminal legal system
OBJECTIVE: Existing literature has yet to conceptualize and consolidate research on psychological essentialism and its relation to the criminal legal system, particularly in terms of explaining how individuals with justice involvement have been and could be differentially impacted across contexts. This article explores essentialism in the criminal legal system, including its potential consequences for inequity. METHOD: We review research on essen…
Thinking critically about race bias and culpability perceptions of Latinxs in the criminal justice system
Critical race theory (CRT) guides insight into structural and institutional discrimination for identifying causes of race disparities in the United States social and political systems. Disparities are pronounced in the criminal justice system (CJS) for Latinx people, and negative attitudes exist about those incarcerated. LatCrit theory promotes an examination of unique issues creating disparities for Latinx people. Given historical, negative ster…
Psychology (8 works) · Criminology (7 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Culpability (5 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Intimate Partner and Family Violence (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Perception (5 works) · Political science (5 works)