Mock juror perception of sexual assault nurse examiner testimony

Nesa E. Wasarhaley; Theresa A. Simcic; Jonathan M. Golding

doi:10.1891/0886-6708.27.4.500

Mock juror perception of sexual assault nurse examiner testimony

Nesa E. Wasarhaley, Theresa A. Simcic, Jonathan M. Golding

Psychology

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Abstract

The perception of a sexual assault nurse examiner's (SANE) testimony in a criminal rape trial was investigated. Men and women undergraduates (N 5 138) read a fictional criminal trial summary of a rape case in which medical testimony from a SANE or a registered nurse (RN) was presented, or no medical testimony was presented. Results indicated that mock jurors were more likely to render guilty verdicts when a SANE testified than when an RN testified, and this relationship was fully mediated by perceived credibility of the nurse as well as provictim perceptions. Results are discussed in terms of the impact of SANE involvement in legal proceedings.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	500-511
Number of pages	12
Journal	Violence and Victims
Volume	27
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1891/0886-6708.27.4.500
State	Published - 2012

Keywords

Adjudication
Expert testimony
Juries
Rape
Sexual assault nurse examiner
Victimization

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Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Health(social science)
Law

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