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How Type of Excuse Defense, Mock Juror Age, and Defendant Age Affect Mock Jurors’ Decisions

Judul Artikel:How Type of Excuse Defense, Mock Juror Age, and Defendant Age Affect Mock Jurors’ Decisions
Judul Terbitan:The Journal of Social Psychology
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Bahasa:ING
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Tahun:2007
Volume:Vol. 147 Issue 4 2007
Penerbit:Heldref Publications
Frekuensi Penerbitan:6x 1 tahun
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Penulis:PAMELA L. HIGGINS, WENDY P. HEATH, BRUCE D. GRANNEMANN
Abstraksi:The authors investigated the effects of mock juror age (younger vs. older), defendant age (22 vs. 65), and type of excuse defense used by defendants (a highly selfinflicted condition, Cocaine Dependency Disorder, vs. a less self-inflicted condition, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder) on mock juror decisions. Ninety-six younger and 96 older adults read a scenario and answered a questionnaire. Results indicated that the defendant using the highly self-inflicted excuse was more likely to receive a guilty verdict and a longer sentence than was the defendant using the less self-inflicted excuse. Older jurors were more certain of their verdicts and saw the defendant as more responsible for his condition than did younger jurors. Defendant age did not affect juror decisions. In addition, excuse type and juror age affected the jurors’ perceptions of the victim’s responsibility for the attack. The authors discuss the potential influence of juror age on perceptions of defendant responsibility.
Kata Kunci:defendant age, excuse defenses, psychology and law, mock juror age
Lokasi:P371
Terakreditasi:sudah
Jurusan:Psikologi