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Myths about myths? A commentary on Thomas (2020) and the question of jury rape myth acceptance
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Daly, Ellen, Smith, Olivia, Bows, Hannah, Brown, Jennifer, Chalmers, James, Cowan, Sharon, Horvath, Miranda, Leverick, Fiona, Lovett, Jo, Munro, Vanessa and Willmott, Dominic (2023) Myths about myths? A commentary on Thomas (2020) and the question of jury rape myth acceptance. Journal of Gender-Based Violence . doi:10.1332/239868021x16371459419254 ISSN 2398-6808. (In Press)
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1332/239868021X16371459419254
Abstract
This commentary responds to claims that research by Cheryl Thomas ‘shows’ no problem with rape myths in English and Welsh juries. We critique the claim on the basis of ambiguous survey design, a false distinction between ‘real’ jurors and other research participants, the conflation of attitudes in relation to abstract versus applied rape myths, and misleading interpretation of the data. Ultimately, we call for a balanced appraisal of individual studies by contextualising them against the wider literature.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare K Law [Moys] > KA Jurisprudence K Law [Moys] > KM Common Law, Public Law |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Law | ||||||||
| SWORD Depositor: | Library Publications Router | ||||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Thomas, C. A. (Cheryl A.) -- Criticism, Textual, Rape -- Public opinion, Rape -- Law and legislation , Rape victims -- Public opinion, Jury , Trials (Rape) | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Gender-Based Violence | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Bristol University Press | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 2398-6808 | ||||||||
| Official Date: | 2023 | ||||||||
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| DOI: | 10.1332/239868021x16371459419254 | ||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
| Publication Status: | In Press | ||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
| Copyright Holders: | © Centre for Gender and Violence Research University of Bristol 2022 | ||||||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 3 January 2023 | ||||||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 6 January 2023 |
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