Crime victims serving as jurors: is there bias present?
Law Hum Behav
; 28(6): 649-59, 2004 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-15732651
This project examined the decisions of 2435 mock jurors of whom 984 reported being a victim of some type of crime and 982 reported knowing a close friend or relative who had been a victim. Participants watched a videotape of a trial of a burglary of a habitation and were asked to give individual verdicts. Results indicated that jurors who identified themselves as victims of the same crime convicted significantly more frequently than those who had not been victims. Victims of violent crimes (a type of crime dissimilar to that for which the defendant was on trial) were not more likely to convict than were non-victims. Implications of this research are discussed.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Prejuicio
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Violencia
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Víctimas de Crimen
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Derecho Penal
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Juicio
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Law Hum Behav
Año:
2004
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos