People with working-class accents more likely to be suspected of committing crimes

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 working class are more likely to be suspected of committing a crime raises serious concerns" about bias in the UK criminal justice system.

People with accents from Liverpool, Newcastle, Bradford and London risked being stereotyped, according to research led by the University of Cambridge in collaboration with Nottingham Trent University.