Download or read book Factors Affecting Juror Decision making in Sexual Abuse Trials Involving Recovered Memories written by Angela Mary Michelle Burbridge and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this research was to explore the influences of the gender of mock jurors, and the gender and age of plaintiffs, on juror verdicts in cases involving recovery of repressed memories. The impact of personal attitudes and beliefs regarding childhood sexual abuse and adolescent sexuality on verdicts was also investigated. Participants consisted of 524 jury-eligible individuals. Each participant read one of four fictional trial summaries in which alleged victim age and plaintiff gender were manipulated. Participants rendered verdicts in favour of either the plaintiff or defendant, rated plaintiff and defendant truthfulness, and indicated the amount of compensation they would offer the plaintiff. One week later, jurors completed attitudinal questionnaires. Results indicated that females are more sympathetic to alleged victims than males (as reflected in more favourable verdicts and compensation for the plaintiff). Findings also suggest that a gender bias exists among male jurors; specifically, malesoffered more compensation to female victims than to male victims, whereas female jurors offered similar amounts to both male and female victims. Juror attitudes were found to account for gender differences in the amount of compensation provided to victims and ratings of female plaintiff truthfulness. Implications for future research are discussed.
Download or read book Factors Influencing Juror Decision Making in Criminal Trials Involving Recovered Memory of Childhood Sexual Abuse written by Ayesha Khurshid and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The current study examined the impact of expert witness orientation (researcher or clinical practitioner) and type of testimony (testimony for the prosecution, for the defense, for both prosecution and defense, and no testimony) on mock jurors' decisions in a sexual abuse trial. Participants read a summary of a sexual abuse criminal trial based on recovered memory; the summary included expert witness testimony (varied across participants based on the conditions described above). Participants then completed a juror decision making task. Results showed that expert witness testimony provided by a researcher did not impact mock jurors' guilt ratings any differently than the expert witness testimony provided by a clinical practitioner. However, type of testimony had a significant effect on jurors' guilt ratings. The prosecution witness expert testimony influenced mock jurors' decision in favor of the prosecution and testimony by a defense expert influenced the jurors' decisions in favor of the defense.
Download or read book Factors Affecting Juror Decisionmaking in Repressed memory Cases written by Adam Paul Rosen and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book You the Jury written by Gini Graham Scott and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2008-03-04 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can a person repress memories of childhood sexual abuse and suddenly "recover" those memories 10, 15, or 20 years later? YOU THE JURY offers a balanced approach in which you will hear arguments on both sides of the question in a representative case argued by opposing attorneys. It's a fast-paced legal drama that takes place both inside and outside the courtroom, when the plaintiff, 27-year old Roberta Claire, decides to file a lawsuit charging sexual abuse by the defendant, her 66-year old stepfather, Lloyd Adams. Although the alleged incidents occurred more that fifteen year ago, Roberta is convinced they actually happened, while Lloyd insists he is innocent and that Roberta's psychologist planted the awful memories in his step-daughter's mind. When the case goes to trial, you'll be invited to participate in the decision-making process as a voting member of the jury. So are the memories of abuse real and do you find for the plaintiff? Or do you reject the theory of recovered memories as "junk science" and find for defendant? You decide. "This book is unique among the many books about 'recovered memories' because it presents both sides of the issue. Readers will get to 'see' what really happens in a trial-and the reader is a juror. Which witnesses should be believed is up to the reader. It is a realistic challenge."-Robert Koscielney, Member/Board of Directors, False Memory Syndrome Foundation "You the Jury is a riveting and fascinating book and shows the human element of the destruction and devastation of family members. It shows professional therapists with their conflicting opinions on this controversial issue. Written in fiction-like form, You the Jury is magnetic in holding your attention to an issue and tragedy that is all too endemic in our society."-Claire R. Reeves, President/Founder, Mothers Against Sexual Abuse, MASA
Download or read book Memory and Sexual Misconduct written by Joanna Pozzulo and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-04-29 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Memory and Sexual Misconduct: Psychological Research for Criminal Justice investigates the veracity of memories of sexual misconduct and the factors that may influence accurate recall, and fundamentally assesses whether psychological science can help the criminal justice system in determining which accusations are likely to be accurate, and which are not. In recent years, the public has been inundated with announcements of sexual assault allegations, in particular against public figures like politicians, businessmen, movie moguls, and professional athletes. Many of these accusations concern events that occurred several years prior to their announcements and trials. Drawing upon a compilation of real-life sexual assault cases and psychological science on recall and sexual trauma, this book provides an analysis of memory reports of sexual misconduct, including inappropriate comments, behaviors, harassment, and assault. It compares these memories with other types of memory, such as flashbulb memories, co-witness conformity memory, and autobiographical memory. Memory and Sexual Misconduct helps readers interpret the role of emotion, the level of detail, and the possible distinction between someone remembering a past event and believing the past event occurred. By providing a thorough evaluation of the likelihood that misconduct memories are accurate and investigating factors that affect this accuracy, Memory and Sexual Misconduct is an invaluable text to both the criminal justice system and the general public, particularly as sexual misconduct allegations of past events continue to come to light.
Download or read book Factors Affecting the Adjudication of Historic Child Sexual Abuse Cases Involving Continuous Memories written by Charmagne Crescini and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Construction and Reconstruction of Memory written by Charlotte Krause Prozan and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1997 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction / Charlotte Prozan -- Psychic reality and historical truth / Howard B. Levine -- Repression, dissociation, memory / Murray Bilmes -- An overview of cognitive processes, childhood memory and trauma / Daniel J. Siegel -- A lawyer's view of invented memory: the Ramona case / Ephraim Margolin -- Legal issues for psychotherapists / Mary R. Williams -- Historical truth and narrative truth in psychoanalytic therapy / Jerome D. Oremland -- Uncovering memories of sexual abuse in psychoanalytic psychotherapy / Charlotte Prozan -- Assessment of trauma in the female psychiatric inpatient: impact and treatment implications / JoEllen Brainin-Rodriguez -- Reflection on a false memory of childhood sexual abuse / Jill Jeffrey -- Reconstructing childhood sexual abuse: the case of Penelope / Charlotte Prozan -- Discussion: the retrieval of repressed memories / Katherine Mac Vicar -- Discussion: clinical technique and the political surround: the case of sexual abuse / Stephen Seligman -- Response / Charlotte Prozan.
Download or read book True and False Recovered Memories written by Robert F. Belli and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-11-18 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning in the 1990s, the contentious “memory wars” divided psychologists into two schools of thought: that adults’ recovered memories of childhood abuse were generally true, or that they were generally not, calling theories, therapies, professional ethics, and survivor credibility into question. More recently, findings from cognitive psychology and neuroimaging as well as new theoretical constructs are bringing balance, if not reconciliation, to this polarizing debate. Based on presentations at the 2010 Nebraska Symposium on Motivation, True and False Recovered Memories: Toward a Reconciliation of the Debate assembles an expert panel of scholars, professors, and clinicians to update and expand research and knowledge about the complex interaction of cognitive, emotional, and motivational factors involved in remembering—and forgetting—severe childhood trauma. Contrasting viewpoints, elaborations on existing ideas, challenges to accepted models, and intriguing experimental data shed light on such issues as the intricacies of identity construction in memory, post-trauma brain development, and the role of suggestive therapeutic techniques in creating false memories. Taken together, these papers add significant new dimensions to a rapidly evolving field. Featured in the coverage: The cognitive neuroscience of true and false memories. Toward a cognitive-neurobiological model of motivated forgetting. The search for repressed memory. A theoretical framework for understanding recovered memory experiences. Cognitive underpinnings of recovered memories of childhood sexual abuse. Motivated forgetting and misremembering: perspectives from betrayal trauma theory. Clinical and cognitive psychologists on all sides of the debate will welcome True and False Recovered Memories as a trustworthy reference, an impartial guide to ongoing controversies, and a springboard for future inquiry.
Download or read book Repressed Memories written by James D. Griffith and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Juror Attitudes Regarding Repressed Memories of Childhood Sexual Abuse written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Handbook Of Eyewitness Psychology 2 Volume Set written by Michael P. Toglia and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2014-05-12 with total page 1333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook of Eyewitness Psychology presents a survey of research and legal opinions from international experts on the rapidly expanding scientific literature addressing the accuracy and limitations of eyewitnesses as a source of evidence for the courts. For the first time, extensive reviews of factors influencing witnesses of all ages – children, adults, and the elderly – are compiled in a single pair of volumes. The disparate research currently being conducted in eyewitness memory in psychology, criminal justice, and legal studies is coherently presented in this work. Volume 1 covers memory for events. Volume 2 cover memory for people.
Download or read book Influence of Hypnotically Induced Testimony on Juror Decisions in Cases of Recovered Memories of Childhood Abuse written by Cindy L. Nolen and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Correlates of Gender on Juror Decision making in Sexual Abuse Cases written by Lara M. Duke and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Key Words. Juror decision-making, Sexual abuse, Gender.
Download or read book Recollections of Trauma written by J. Don Read and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-11 with total page 589 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proceedings of a NATO ASI held in Port de Bourgenay, France, June 1996
Download or read book The Impact of Pre recorded Video and Closed Circuit Television Testimony by Adult Sexual Assault Complainants on Jury Decision making written by Natalie Taylor and published by National Gallery of Australia. This book was released on 2005 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents the findings from a mock sexual assault jury trial research project conducted on behalf of the New South Wales Attorney General's Department in 2005. The project aimed to investigate whether the impact of adult sexual assault complainant testimony on juror perceptions and decisions differs if presented via closed circuit television (CCTV), pre-recorded videotape or face-to-face in the courtroom. The study also investigated the impact of emotional versus neutral complainant testimony. Eighteen mock trials were held in a mock courtroom in which 210 members of the public participated as jurors. After watching the trial but before jury deliberation, jurors completed individual questionnaires which investigated their perceptions of complainant credibility, empathy with the complainant, overall impression of the complainant, empathy with the accused, overall impression of the accused and personal beliefs about guilt of the accused. After jury deliberation, jurors completed a questionnaire which asked again about their beliefs about guilt of the accused. Jurors also completed a questionnaire about their attitudes toward rape victims in general. The report outlines the methodology used, the key findings, issues arising from juror feedback and the difficulties encountered by jurors in trying to reach unanimous verdicts. The study finds, overall, that immediately following the trial but before jury deliberation, mode of presentation of testimony (face-to-face, CCTV or pre-recorded videotape) did not impact differentially on juror perceptions of the complainant or the accused, or guilt of the accused. The degree to which the complainant was upset while giving her testimony (emotional) or calm (neutral) was also not found to impact in any consistent pattern on juror perceptions or decisions. One of the key insights obtained during this study was the high degree to which many jurors believed many of the "myths" which surround rape in general. Acceptance of these myths means that many jurors have strong expectations about how a "real" victim would behave before, during and after an alleged sexual assault. These expectations impact on their perceptions of the complainant's credibility. Other key issues were the difficulty juries experienced in defining reasonable doubt, and the difficulty of understanding what was meant by "consent".
Download or read book The American Journal of Forensic Psychology written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Jury Decision Making written by Dennis J. Devine and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2012-08-06 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While jury decision making has received considerable attention from social scientists, there have been few efforts to systematically pull together all the pieces of this research. In Jury Decision Making, Dennis J. Devine examines over 50 years of research on juries and offers a "big picture" overview of the field. The volume summarizes existing theories of jury decision making and identifies what we have learned about jury behavior, including the effects of specific courtroom practices, the nature of the trial, the characteristics of the participants, and the evidence itself. Making use of those foundations, Devine offers a new integrated theory of jury decision making that addresses both individual jurors and juries as a whole and discusses its ramifications for the courts. Providing a unique combination of broad scope, extensive coverage of the empirical research conducted over the last half century, and theory advancement, this accessible and engaging volume offers "one-stop shopping" for scholars, students, legal professionals, and those who simply wish to better understand how well the jury system works.
