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Stranger Rape or Impromptu Consensual Sex? Investigating Mock Juror Decision‐Making in a Genuine Contested Rape Trial

open access: yesBehavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to better understand juror decision‐making in a less typical rape trial scenario where even prior acquaintance is disputed. Adopting an improved mock trial paradigm including a video‐recorded recreation of a genuine rape allegation and jury‐group deliberation, 156 jury‐eligible participants took part in 1 of 13 ...
Dominic Willmott, Rosie Woodhams
wiley   +1 more source

The role of criminal cognitions and personality traits in non-violent recidivism: Empirical investigation within a prison sample [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The observation that many offenders re-engage in crime following their initial incarceration, and the effect this crime has on the prison system and society in general, has lead criminologists to investigate the factors that are associated with re ...
Boduszek, Daniel   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Exploring Bankruptcy Attorneys' Experiences With Clients Exhibiting Suicidality: Challenges and Recommendations for Suicide Prevention

open access: yesBehavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Bankruptcy and financial distress commonly precipitate suicidal crises, putting bankruptcy attorneys in potentially difficult situations with clients. This qualitative study explored attorneys' experiences with clients' risk for suicide and attorneys' recommendations for suicide prevention.
John R. Blosnich   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Phenotypic mismatch between suspects and fillers but not phenotypic bias increases eyewitness identifications of Black suspects

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology
IntroductionDespite converging evidence that people more closely associate the construct of criminality with Black people who exhibit a more African facial phenotype than Black people who express a more European phenotype, eyewitness researchers have ...
Jennifer M. Jones   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

An examination of the interaction between morality and self-control in offending : a study of differences between girls and boys [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Background: There is a well-documented gender difference in offending, with evidence that boys, on average, are more involved in crime than girls. Opinions differ, however,on whether the causes of crime apply to girls and boys similarly.Aims: Our aim is ...
Andersson, Frida   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Sex Trafficking Myth Reduction: Evaluating an Educational Approach to Reducing Victim Blaming and Increasing Victim Empathy

open access: yesBehavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examined the effectiveness of a brief educational intervention designed to reduce sex trafficking (ST) myth acceptance. Using a 2 × 2 mixed design, participants (N = 189) viewed either an educational video addressing common ST myths or a control video on human memory.
Dara Mojtahedi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Penegakan Hukum Pidana dalam Tindak Pidana Pencabulan terhadap Anak (Studi Putusan No. 396/pid.b/2012/pn-lp di Pengadilan Negeri Lubuk Pakam) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Law No.23/2002 on Child protection is expected to function as a safety valve for various criminal acts intended to children including criminal act of sexual abuse.
SADIWIJAYA, B. (BOB)
core  

Public Perceptions of Marital Rape: Does Level of Force Used Have an Impact?

open access: yesBehavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Research indicates that marital rape is viewed by the public as less harmful to a victim than stranger/acquaintance rape. The aim of the study is to extend the research conducted by Robinson in 2017, investigating how levels of force influence perceptions of marital rape.
Leanne Hanney, Amy Shelford, Andy Guppy
wiley   +1 more source

How Stable Are Human Aesthetic Preferences Across the Lifespan?

open access: yesFrontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2017
How stable are human aesthetic preferences, and how does stability change over the lifespan? Here we investigate the stability of aesthetic taste in a cross-sectional study.
Cameron Pugach   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The reliability and validity of the Sexual Violence Risk-20 (SVR-20): An International Review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This article reports on the current state of research about the most commonly used Structured Professional Judgement (SPJ) guidelines for sexual offender risk assessment, the Sexual Violence Risk-20 (SVR-20).
Boer, Douglas Pieter   +3 more
core   +1 more source

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