Citation

Plumm KM, Terrance CA. Violence Against Women 2009; 15(2): 186-205.

Affiliation

University of North Dakota.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801208329145

PMID

19126834

Abstract

Mock jurors (N = 312) viewed a simulated trial involving a woman, charged with the murder of her abusive husband, entering a plea of not guilty by reason of self-defense. Expert testimony was varied using battered woman syndrome, social agency framework, or no expert testimony. Within expert testimony conditions, jurors were presented with opening and closing statements either including or not including instructions aimed at inducing empathy. Results indicate differences in gender and expert testimony for ratings of guilt as well as differences in gender, expert testimony, and empathy induction for perceptions of the defendant.

Language: en