RT Article
T1 Legal Decision-Making in an Adult Rape Case Involving DNA Evidence
JF Violence against women
VO 31
IS 8
SP 1932
OP 1953
A1 Mecikalski, Alexa A.
A2 Golding, Jonathan M. 1959-
A2 Burke, Kelly C.
A2 Neuschatz, Jeffrey S.
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1925277070
AB This study investigated how jurors use deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) evidence in an adult rape trial with a female victim and a male stranger defendant. Community members read a trial summary and then made case judgments (e.g., verdict). Results showed: (a) DNA evidence led to more pro-victim judgments (e.g., more guilty verdicts) than those who did not receive DNA evidence; (b) women were more pro-victim than men; (c) pro-victim judgments indirectly affected the presence of DNA evidence and verdict; and (d) the reason for a guilty verdict when DNA evidence was present typically noted a focus on the victim and DNA evidence.
K1 Juror decision-making
K1 DNA evidence
K1 adult rape
DO 10.1177/10778012241247199