@article{ref1,
title="Mock juror perceptions of a male or female adult rape victim crying in the courtroom",
journal="Violence against women",
year="2023",
author="Pals, Andrea M. and Levi, Mary M. and Meier, Johnathan R. and Jenkins, Baylee D. and Le Grand, Alexis M. and Golding, Jonathan M.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="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. <br><br>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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1077-8012",
doi="10.1177/10778012231166404",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10778012231166404"
}