CYCLE OF BLAME OR JUST WORLD

Volume: 22, Issue: 4, Pages: 575 - 588
Published: Dec 1, 1998
Abstract
The conviction rate for sexual assault is persistently low in the United States. We propose a cycle-of-blame framework to highlight the possibility that the same rape myths that limit convictions are in turn strengthened by not-guilty verdicts. Participants read a summary of a rape trial. In different conditions, they were told that the jury's verdict was guilty or not guilty. In a No-Verdict condition, participants merely read the summary. All...
Paper Details
Title
CYCLE OF BLAME OR JUST WORLD
Published Date
Dec 1, 1998
Volume
22
Issue
4
Pages
575 - 588
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