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Autor/inn/en | Cramer, Robert J.; Adams, Desiree D.; Brodsky, Stanley L. |
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Titel | Jury Selection in Child Sex Abuse Trials: A Case Analysis |
Quelle | In: Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 18 (2009) 2, S.190-205 (16 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 1053-8712 |
Schlagwörter | Court Litigation; Sexuality; Child Abuse; Sexual Abuse; Case Studies; Race; Socioeconomic Status; Selection; Social Attitudes; Beliefs; Children; Criminal Law; Questionnaires; Consultants Rechtsstreit; Sexualität; Abuse of children; Abuse; Child; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Kind; Kinder; Sexueller Missbrauch; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Rasse; Abstammung; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Auslese; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Belief; Glaube; Strafrecht; Fragebogen; Consultant; Berater |
Abstract | Child sex abuse cases have been the target of considerable psycho-legal research. The present paper offers an analysis of psychological constructs for jury selection in child sex abuse cases from the defense perspective. The authors specifically delineate general and case-specific jury selection variables. General variables include authoritarianism, dogmatism, need for cognition, pretrial knowledge, and race/socioeconomic status. Case-specific variables include sexual attitudes, homonegativity, juror abuse history, and beliefs about children. The paper also provides a factual background of a representative case, incorporates relevant case law, identifies sources for voir dire and juror questionnaire items, and discusses lessons from the primary author's first experience as a trial consultant for the defense. (As Provided). |
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Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
Update | 2017/4/10 |