Drunken Speech: The Impact of Dialect and Alcohol Intoxication on Mock Juror Perceptions of Sexual Assault Victims

ABSTRACT This study explored how alcohol intoxication and dialect influence mock jurors' perceptions of a sexual assault victim's credibility, blameworthiness, consent, verdicts and sentence length. A 2 × 2 between‐subjects design involved 198 participants (recruited from the community and...

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Published in:	Applied cognitive psychology Vol. 39; no. 4
Main Authors:	Gawrylowicz, Julie, Kirk, Neil W.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Bognor Regis Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.07.2025
Subjects:	Alcohol Alcohol Abuse alcohol and drugs Assaults blame consent Court decisions Credibility Criminal sentences Decision making dialect Dialects English Intoxication juror Jurors jury Nonstandard Dialects Perceptions Scottish English Sex crimes sexual assault Speech Speech perception Speeches Standard dialects Standard Spoken Usage Trials verdict Victims Victims of Crime
ISSN:	0888-4080, 1099-0720
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