Schuller R A, Stewart A
Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, Ontario.
Law Hum Behav. 2000 Oct;24(5):535-51. doi: 10.1023/a:1005519028528.
This study explored the impact of victim and perpetrator alcohol consumption on police officers' evaluations of an alleged sexual assault and their reported likelihood of charging the perpetrator. Two hundred and twelve police officers were presented with a vignette depicting an acquaintance rape in which the beverage consumption (beer, cola) of both the victim and perpetrator was systematically varied. Results indicated that the officers' perceptions of the complainant's intoxication level, as well as the gender of the officer, influenced officers' evaluations of the alleged sexual assault. The more intoxicated the complainant was perceived to be, the more negatively she was viewed. Female police officers evaluated the victim more favorably than male officers. The only factors related to the officers' likelihood of charging the perpetrator, however, involved their assessment of the complainant's credibility and their perception of the likelihood that the perpetrator would be found guilty in a court of law.
本研究探讨了受害者和犯罪者饮酒对警察对一起涉嫌性侵犯的评估以及他们报告的指控犯罪者的可能性的影响。向212名警察展示了一个描述熟人强奸的 vignette，其中受害者和犯罪者的饮料消费（啤酒、可乐）被系统地改变。结果表明，警察对投诉人醉酒程度的看法以及警察的性别影响了他们对涉嫌性侵犯的评估。投诉人被认为越醉酒，她受到的评价就越负面。女警察对受害者的评价比男警察更有利。然而，与警察指控犯罪者的可能性相关的唯一因素涉及他们对投诉人可信度的评估以及他们对犯罪者在法庭上被判定有罪可能性的看法。
