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Study raises concerns about prejudice against certain accents

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PREJUDICE against certain accents have raised serious concerns about bias in the criminal justice system.

A group of 180 people listened to recordings of 10 different accents in a study conducted by the University of Cambridge and Nottingham Trent.

Those with Liverpool and Bradford accents were perceived as the most likely to behave in criminal ways, while people with “posh” “received pronunciation” accents were seen as least likely to commit most crimes, with the exception of sex offences.

When it came to sexual touching without consent, the posh accent was rated third, behind Cockney and Scouse.

Glasgow and Belfast accents were viewed as least likely to commit such an offence.


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