Blair, Judd, and Chapleau (2004) studied the influence of Afrocentric facial features in criminal sentencing. After studying 216 randomly selected cases, they found that black and white inmates received roughly equal sentences after controlling for the severity of the crime. However, within each group those with more predominant Afrocentric features received harsher sentences. (Interestingly, after controlling for severity of offence and degree of Afrocentric features, white inmates received longer sentences.)