@article{ref1,
title="Legal decision-making in an adult rape case involving DNA evidence",
journal="Violence against women",
year="2024",
author="Mecikalski, Alexa A. and Golding, Jonathan M. and Burke, Kelly C. and Neuschatz, Jeffrey S.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="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). <br><br>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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1077-8012",
doi="10.1177/10778012241247199",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10778012241247199"
}