陌生人强奸还是突然同意性行为? 调查假陪审员在真正的有争议的强奸审判中的决策
Dominic Willmott1,2, Rosie Woodhams1
1Department of Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK.
Behavioral sciences & the law
|December 11, 2025
概括
陪审员偏见显著影响强奸审判的判决. 男陪审员和那些接受强奸神话的陪审员更有可能投票无罪,自尊心影响了后审决定.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 法律 法律 法律 法律
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
背景情况:
- 强奸审判的结果可能会受到陪审员偏见的影响.
- 在有争议的熟人强奸案件中,了解决策至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查陪审员在模拟强奸审判中的决策与有争议的熟人.
- 识别影响审前和审后判决的因素.
主要方法:
- 156名符合陪审团资格的参与者参与了以视频录制的指控进行模拟审判.
- 在审判前进行了心理社会问卷调查.
- 陪审团的审议旨在达成一致的判决.
主要成果:
- 预审:男性陪审员,强奸神话接受度高,人际操纵低预测无罪判决.
- 审后:提高自尊和接受强奸神话与无罪判决相关.
- 女陪审员和白人陪审员在审议后的决定变化率最高.
结论:
- 陪审员的偏见,包括性别和强奸神话的接受,显著影响强奸审判的结果.
- 自尊和人际操纵得分与判决决定有关.
- 调查结果表明,强奸案件中的陪审团改革可能存在问题.
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