Cramer Robert J, Adams Desiree D, Brodsky Stanley L
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA.
J Child Sex Abus. 2009 Mar-Apr;18(2):190-205. doi: 10.1080/10538710902743974.
Child sex abuse cases have been the target of considerable psycho-legal research. The present paper offers an analysis of psychological constructs for jury selection in child sex abuse cases from the defense perspective. The authors specifically delineate general and case-specific jury selection variables. General variables include authoritarianism, dogmatism, need for cognition, pretrial knowledge, and race/socioeconomic status. Case-specific variables include sexual attitudes, homonegativity, juror abuse history, and beliefs about children. The paper also provides a factual background of a representative case, incorporates relevant case law, identifies sources for voir dire and juror questionnaire items, and discusses lessons from the primary author's first experience as a trial consultant for the defense.
儿童性虐待案件一直是大量心理法学研究的对象。本文从辩方角度对儿童性虐待案件中陪审团挑选的心理建构进行了分析。作者具体阐述了一般和特定案件的陪审团挑选变量。一般变量包括权威主义、教条主义、认知需求、审前知识以及种族/社会经济地位。特定案件变量包括性态度、对同性恋的消极态度、陪审员的虐待史以及对儿童的看法。本文还提供了一个代表性案件的事实背景，纳入了相关判例法，确定了询问陪审团成员和陪审员调查问卷项目的来源，并讨论了第一作者作为辩方审判顾问的首次经历所带来的经验教训。
