TY - JOUR
T1 - Who Bought the Drinks? Juror Perceptions of Intoxication in a Rape Trial
AU - Lynch, Kellie Rose
AU - Wasarhaley, Nesa E.
AU - Golding, Jonathan M.
AU - Simcic, Theresa
PY - 2013/11
Y1 - 2013/11
N2 - In this study, the perceptions of victim intoxication and the drinking context (i.e., who purchased the drinks) were investigated. Men and women mock jurors (N = 158) read a rape trial summary in which the victim was intoxicated or sober, and either the victim or the perpetrator purchased the drinks. Overall, participants who perceived a victim as intoxicated were less likely to render guilty verdicts and made lower ratings of victim credibility. In addition, when the perpetrator purchased the drinks, participants were more likely to render guilty verdicts and made more negative judgments about the defendant than when the victim bought the drinks. Mediation analyses explained the relationship between the independent variables and verdict. The results are discussed in terms of the factors that influence juror perceptions of rape cases in court.
AB - In this study, the perceptions of victim intoxication and the drinking context (i.e., who purchased the drinks) were investigated. Men and women mock jurors (N = 158) read a rape trial summary in which the victim was intoxicated or sober, and either the victim or the perpetrator purchased the drinks. Overall, participants who perceived a victim as intoxicated were less likely to render guilty verdicts and made lower ratings of victim credibility. In addition, when the perpetrator purchased the drinks, participants were more likely to render guilty verdicts and made more negative judgments about the defendant than when the victim bought the drinks. Mediation analyses explained the relationship between the independent variables and verdict. The results are discussed in terms of the factors that influence juror perceptions of rape cases in court.
KW - alcohol and drugs
KW - date rape
KW - sexual assault
KW - situational factors
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U2 - 10.1177/0886260513496900
DO - 10.1177/0886260513496900
M3 - Article
C2 - 23929601
AN - SCOPUS:84884687052
SN - 0886-2605
VL - 28
SP - 3205
EP - 3222
JO - Journal of Interpersonal Violence
JF - Journal of Interpersonal Violence
IS - 16
ER -