RT Article
T1 More Than Skin Deep? The Effect of Visible Tattoos on the Perceived Characteristics of a Rape Victim
JF Women & criminal justice
VO 30
IS 2
SP 106
OP 125
A1 Wasarhaley, Nesa E.
A2 Vilk, Rebecca F.
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1780010621
AB The present experiment examined whether negative tattoo stereotypes would cause negative judgments about a rape victim. Mock jurors (N = 174) read an acquaintance rape trial summary online and viewed a photo depicting the alleged victim with a feminine (flower), neutral (script), or no tattoo. They rendered verdicts and rated the victim on various attributes (e.g., credibility). Overall, participant gender was the strongest predictor of trial judgments and ratings of victim attributes. Additionally, participants blamed a victim with a flower tattoo less (vs. script), which increased guilty verdicts in this condition. Results are discussed with regard to the effect of extra-legal factors on rape judgments.
K1 Juries
K1 Rape
K1 Stereotypes
K1 Tattoos
K1 victim blame
DO 10.1080/08974454.2019.1613283