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Abstract
Previous experimental research has shown that black men are perceived as more criminal than white men. Community leaders and the media claim that urban dress such as hoodies and wearing pants below the waist contribute to this perception. Yet, there is no empirical evidence that attire has this effect. In this study, I used the Implicit Association Test to investigate whether professional dress reduces the association of black men with criminality. I found that regardless of attire, participants more strongly associate black men with criminality as compared to white men.