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  • Criminology
  • Legal Studies

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  • Rape is predominantly a one-on-one crime, but a significant percentage (2-27%) involves multiple perpetrators against a single victim, termed Multiple Perpetrator Rape (MPR).
  • Legal decision-making research on MPR cases remains limited despite their prevalence.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate legal decision-making processes in acquaintance rape cases involving multiple perpetrators.
  • To examine the influence of defendant number, victim intoxication, and participant gender on mock juror verdicts and perceptions.

Main Methods:

  • A between-participants experimental design with 171 online community members randomly assigned to one of four conditions.
  • Manipulation of defendant number (one vs. three), victim intoxication (intoxicated vs. sober), and participant gender (women vs. men).
  • Participants read a trial summary and rendered verdicts, with subsequent analysis of perceptions and cognitive networks.

Main Results:

  • Mock jurors were more likely to vote guilty in cases with multiple perpetrators compared to a single defendant.
  • Cases involving multiple perpetrators led to perceptions of greater victim helplessness, less sympathy for the defendant, and lower defendant credibility.
  • Cognitive network analysis revealed that the number of perpetrators was a key factor influencing guilty verdicts.

Conclusions:

  • The number of perpetrators significantly impacts mock juror decision-making in rape cases.
  • Victim helplessness and defendant blame mediate the relationship between the number of defendants and verdicts.
  • Findings have implications for the prosecution of Multiple Perpetrator Rape cases, highlighting the importance of addressing the dynamics of multiple assailants.