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Speakers of some accents perceived as working class including from Liverpool, Newcastle, Bradford and London risk being stereotyped as more likely to have committed a crime, a study suggests.

People who speak with accents perceived as ‘working-class’ including those from Liverpool, Newcastle, Bradford and London risk being stereotyped as more likely to have committed a crime, and becoming ...

This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The ...

Negative stereotypes linked to some accents raise serious concerns of bias in justice system, warn researchers Researchers have said a study that found people who speak with accents perceived as ...

Hidden bias based on people's accents has been around since the dawn of time. New research published in the journal Frontiers in Communication has taken this one step further after analysing certain ...