RT Article
T1 Mock Juror Perceptions of a Male or Female Adult Rape Victim Crying in the Courtroom
JF Violence against women
VO 30
IS 5
SP 1107
OP 1132
A1 Pals, Andrea M.
A2 Levi, Mary M.
A2 Meier, Johnathan R.
A2 Jenkins, Baylee D.
A2 Le Grand, Alexis M.
A2 Golding, Jonathan M. 1959-
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1883037840
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.
K1 Demeanor
K1 victim gender
K1 Jury decision-making
K1 Rape
DO 10.1177/10778012231166404