@article{ref1,
title="The effects of victim and perpetrator characteristics on ratings of guilt in a sexual assault case",
journal="Violence against women",
year="2019",
author="Franiuk, Renae and Luca, Austin and Robinson, Shelby",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="1077801219840439-1077801219840439",
abstract="Scholars have long investigated how perceptions of the victim affect judgments in a sexual assault case, but little research has investigated perceptions of the perpetrator. Participants ( N = 322) read a scenario about an alleged sexual assault that manipulated victim behavior (speed of reporting) and perpetrator characteristics (athlete status and celebrity status) and then made judgments about the victim and perpetrator. <br><br>RESULTS showed that victim behavior was the most important factor in judgments. Furthermore, significant three-way interactions suggested that participants may attend to perpetrator characteristics but only when the victim's behavior is consistent with stereotypes about sexual assault victims.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1077-8012",
doi="10.1177/1077801219840439",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077801219840439"
}