TY - JOUR
T1 - Mock Juror Perceptions of a Male or Female Adult Rape Victim Crying in the Courtroom
AU - Pals, Andrea M.
AU - Levi, Mary M.
AU - Meier, Johnathan R.
AU - Jenkins, Baylee D.
AU - Le Grand, Alexis M.
AU - Golding, Jonathan M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2023.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - This study investigated the impact of victim crying and gender on perceptions of rape cases. Participants (N = 240, 51.5% male, 48.1% female) completed a 2 (victim crying) × 2 (victim gender) × 2 (participant gender) between-participants design with case judgments (e.g., verdict) as the DVs. Results found that a rape victim crying during testimony increased pro-victim judgments compared to when the victim did not cry, that female mock jurors were more pro-victim than males, but that victim gender was insignificant. Finally, the mediation model found that victim crying increased their credibility, increasing the likelihood of a guilty verdict.
AB - This study investigated the impact of victim crying and gender on perceptions of rape cases. Participants (N = 240, 51.5% male, 48.1% female) completed a 2 (victim crying) × 2 (victim gender) × 2 (participant gender) between-participants design with case judgments (e.g., verdict) as the DVs. Results found that a rape victim crying during testimony increased pro-victim judgments compared to when the victim did not cry, that female mock jurors were more pro-victim than males, but that victim gender was insignificant. Finally, the mediation model found that victim crying increased their credibility, increasing the likelihood of a guilty verdict.
KW - demeanor
KW - jury decision-making
KW - rape
KW - victim gender
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U2 - 10.1177/10778012231166404
DO - 10.1177/10778012231166404
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85152247000
SN - 1077-8012
JO - Violence Against Women
JF - Violence Against Women
ER -