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Turning mirrors Into windows? Assessing the impact of (mock) juror education in rape trials
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Ellison, L. and Munro, Vanessa (2009) Turning mirrors Into windows? Assessing the impact of (mock) juror education in rape trials. British Journal of Criminology , 49 (3). pp. 363-383. doi:10.1093/bjc/azp013 ISSN 0007-0955.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azp013
Abstract
In 2006, the Government proposed allowing prosecutors in England and Wales to adduce ‘general’ expert witness testimony in rape cases. This initiative was based on two assumptions—first, that jurors currently lack an adequate understanding of rape complainants’ post-assault behaviour (which, in turn, generates inappropriate inferences regarding credibility) and, second, that expert testimony offers a useful vehicle for addressing such juror ignorance. In a previous article, the authors reported on a mock jury study that provided empirical support for the first of these claims—at least in regard to a complainant's calm demeanour, delayed reporting or lack of physical resistance. In this article, the authors investigate whether educational guidance presented at trial—via expert testimony or an expansive judicial instruction—can have the intended beneficial impact of redressing popular misconceptions, thereby leading to a fairer assessment of complainant credibility in rape cases.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Law | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | British Journal of Criminology | ||||||
Publisher: | Oxford University Press | ||||||
ISSN: | 0007-0955 | ||||||
Official Date: | 2009 | ||||||
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Volume: | 49 | ||||||
Number: | 3 | ||||||
Page Range: | pp. 363-383 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.1093/bjc/azp013 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
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