Jurors’ perceptions of transgender victims of sexual assault: A literature review of empirical research and policy review of judicial instructions

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Ribeiro, Gianni and Nitschke, Faye T.. 2024. "Jurors’ perceptions of transgender victims of sexual assault: A literature review of empirical research and policy review of judicial instructions." Behavioral Sciences and the Law. https://doi.org/10.1002/bsl.2694
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Jurors’ perceptions of transgender victims of sexual assault: A literature review of empirical research and policy review of judicial instructions

ERA Journal ID35424
Article CategoryArticle
AuthorsRibeiro, Gianni and Nitschke, Faye T.
Journal TitleBehavioral Sciences and the Law
Number of Pages21
Year2024
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons
Place of PublicationUnited Kingdom
ISSN0735-3936
1099-0798
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1002/bsl.2694
Web Address (URL)https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bsl.2694
Abstract

Sexual assault affects many people of all gender identities, yet most cases do not result in conviction. This may be due to common, inaccurate misperceptions juries hold about how sexual assault is perpetrated and how victims respond to sexual assault. Research has examined misperceptions relating to cisgender victims, yet little is known about the unique misconceptions and stereotypes that may unfairly disadvantage transgender victims or whether courts are attempting to safeguard against them. This article presents a literature review of empirical research on (mock) jurors’ perceptions of transgender victims and a review of judicial instructions about gender identity. We find that empirical research is extremely limited with mixed findings, but many jurisdictions allow for judicial instructions warning jurors against prejudice based on gender identity. Further research is urgently needed to identify common misperceptions jurors may have that are specific to transgender victims to inform legal safeguards and improve justice outcomes.

Keywordsjudicial instructions; juror decision‐making; rape myths; sexual assault; transgender; victim stereotype
Contains Sensitive ContentDoes not contain sensitive content
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020520103. Forensic psychology
440209. Gender and crime
480503. Criminal procedure
Byline AffiliationsSchool of Law and Justice
University of Newcastle
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