Kean R B, Dukes R L
Colorado Springs Police Department, CO 80920.
Child Abuse Negl. 1991;15(4):423-35. doi: 10.1016/0145-2134(91)90026-a.
Vignettes depicting the physical mistreatment, psychological mistreatment and neglect of children were used in an experimental design to test for bias in perception and reportage of child abuse. Subjects were 160 jurors and 176 child protective service (CPS) and police personnel. Jurors born before 1945 were less critical of such mistreatment than those born later. Female jurors pledged to report mistreatment more often than did male jurors, and they pledged to report the abuse of a female victim more often than a male victim. The other groups did not show this bias in reporting. Findings might explain discrepancies between studies of the incidence of child abuse and reportage of it.
在一项实验设计中，使用了描绘儿童身体虐待、心理虐待和忽视的短文，以测试对虐待儿童的认知和报道中的偏见。受试者包括160名陪审员以及176名儿童保护服务（CPS）人员和警察。1945年以前出生的陪审员对这种虐待的批评程度低于后来出生的陪审员。女性陪审员比男性陪审员更常承诺举报虐待行为，而且她们承诺举报女性受害者遭受的虐待比男性受害者更多。其他群体在举报中没有表现出这种偏见。研究结果可能解释了虐待儿童发生率研究与相关报道之间的差异。
