Cognitive Bias Towards Victims

In American society, there are a lot of ingrained biases.  In the NYTimes article below, the authors of the study grouped people according to "individualizing" or "binding" preferences. The first prilioritizes care of the individual, the second is about group loyalty and cohesiveness. 

The findings go deeper than race, or class or religious or even political affiliation.  And they determine how people view the victim of a crime, and even a perpetrator!  

Excellent example of finding a new way to take apart an age old problem. Imagine if there were a way to evaluate jurors on this basis, rather than leaving it up to the skill of lawyers.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/26/opinion/sunday/who-blames-the-victim.html?_r=0