APS

30th APS Annual Convention · 2018

Murder Victim Alcohol Abuse and Juror Gender Impact Juror Decisions in a Domestic Homicide Trial

San Francisco, CA · May 2018

Poster · Social

  • Trisha Whitmer
    Fielding Graduate University
  • Ellie Peskosky
    Fielding Graduate University
  • Susanna Calderon
    Fielding Graduate University
  • Kristine Jacquin
    Fielding Graduate University

Abstract

Juror gender, victim alcohol use, and defendant diagnosis were considered in a mock domestic homicide trial in which a woman was accused of murdering her abusive husband. Jurors were assigned to condition and asked to decide the case. A significant interaction was found between juror gender and victim alcohol use.

Judgment and Decision Making

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