Big girls don't cry: the effect of child witness demeanor on juror decisions in a child sexual abuse trial
Big girls don't cry: the effect of child witness demeanor on juror decisions in a child sexual abuse trial
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DOI：
10.1016/j.chiabu.2003.03.001
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发表时间：
2003-11-01
影响因子：
4.8
通讯作者：
Yozwiak, JA
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作者：
Golding, JM;Fryman, HM;Yozwiak, JA
目的：本研究探讨了儿童证人行为举止（定义为哭泣）对模拟一级强奸审判中模拟陪审员决定的影响。方法：133名大学生扮演模拟陪审员的角色，阅读一份审判摘要，其中主要的自变量是被指控的儿童受害者的行为举止（即冷静，泪流满面，歇斯底里的哭泣）。除了阅读摘要外，参与者还观看了证人的铅笔素描，这些素描被称为“法庭素描”。结果：结果表明，与其他行为条件相比，流泪条件导致了更多的有罪判决和对所谓受害者的更大信任。结论：本研究的结果表明，行为举止会影响被指控为性侵犯受害者的儿童在法庭上的看法。然而，对于所谓的受害者来说，任何行为举止的表现都不会带来积极的结果，这并不是简单的情况。相反，似乎被指控的儿童受害者的情感太少或太多都会对模拟陪审员眼中的可信度产生负面影响。(C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd.版权所有。
Objective: This study investigated the effect of child witness demeanor (defined as crying) on mock jurors' decisions in a simulated First-Degree rape trial.Method: One hundred and thirty-three undergraduates serving in the role of mock jurors read a trial summary in which the primary independent variable was the demeanor of the alleged child victim (i.e., calm, teary, hysterical crying). In addition to reading the summary, participants viewed pencil drawings of the witnesses that were presented as "courtroom drawings."Results: The results showed that the teary condition led to more guilty verdicts and a greater belief in the alleged victim than the other demeanor conditions.Conclusions:Findings from this study indicate that demeanor can impact the perception of a child who is an alleged sexual assault victim in court. However, it is not simply the case that any display of demeanor will lead to a positive outcome for the alleged victim. Instead, it appears that too little or too much emotion from the alleged child victim negatively affected credibility in the eyes of the mock jurors. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.