Citation

Lynch KR, Wasarhaley NE, Golding JM, Simcic T. J. Interpers. Violence 2013; 28(16): 3205-3222.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0886260513496900

PMID

23929601

Abstract

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.

Language: en