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Identifier	Thesis 1686
Author	Gianesini, Julie
Title	Juror Perceptions of Witness Credibility in a Sexual Assault Case
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University
Date	2003
Resource Type	Master's Thesis
Notes	The importance of understanding juror perceptions of witness credibility has increased over the last few decades. Understanding how jurors perceive eyewitness testimony may assist in bringing about further changes within the judicial system. It may also assist an attorney in formulating questions or even in making the decision to place the witness on the stand. This study investigated how the role of eyewitness testimony affects jurors' perceptions of credibility and how these perceptions influence the verdict rendered and sentence imposed upon the defendant. One hundred and thirty participants from a local university and the general population were recruited for participation. Participants were assigned to one of six written trial transcript scenarios. Three of the written trial transcript scenarios presented the witness as the victim of an acquaintance sexual assault with the age of victim varying; a six-year-old, a sixteen-year-old, and an eighty-year-old witness. The other three written trial transcript scenarios presented the witness of an acquaintance sexual assault of a peer with the age of the witness varying: a six-year-old, a sixteen-year-old, and an eighty-year-old witness. Participants were asked to complete a Demographic Information questionnaire, a Witness Credibility questionnaire, and a Verdict and Sentencing questionnaire. Global credibility scores were calculated to assess the overall credibility assigned to each group. Witness credibility and verdict rendered were examined in relationship to the witness's role in the case. Result did not support the hypothesis that the witness' age or case affected ratings of credibility. A strong relationship between ratings of credibility and verdicts rendered were also not found.
Subject	Evidence (Law) Jurors, Rape
Department	Department of Psychology
Advisor	Mate-Kole, C. Charles
Type	Text
Digital Format	application/pdf
Language	eng
OCLC number	713734396
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