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 |
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| Pages (from-to) | 500-511 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Violence and Victims |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2012 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Keywords
- Adjudication
- Expert testimony
- Juries
- Rape
- Sexual assault nurse examiner
- Victimization
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine
- Health(social science)
- Law
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