ICPS
2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021
Expert Testimony about Consequences of Rape Increases Ratings of Defendant Guilt
- Aysia Rivera
Fielding Graduate University - Shannon Detone
Fielding Graduate University - Kristine Jacquin
Fielding Graduate University
Abstract
The purpose of this research was to examine whether expert testimony about the consequences of rape influences juror decisions. Expert assessment and testimony on the impact of rape on the victim led mock jurors to give higher guilt ratings.
Decision Making
