TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - Legal decision-making in an adult rape case involving DNA evidence
JO  - Violence against women
A1  - Mecikalski, Alexa A.
A1  - Golding, Jonathan M.
A1  - Burke, Kelly C.
A1  - Neuschatz, Jeffrey S.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1077-8012
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10778012241247199
ID  - ref1
ER  -