Livingston Tyler N, Rerick Peter O, Davis Deborah
Department of Psychology, Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, USA.
Department of Psychology, Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
Psychol Rep. 2024 Feb;127(1):112-123. doi: 10.1177/00332941221119414. Epub 2022 Aug 11.
Child sex abuse (CSA) is a specific category of crime for which the presumption of guilt may be particularly high, especially for defendant categories stereotypically associated with the crime. The current study utilized survey methodology to examine the magnitude of the presumption of guilt for CSA, as well as stereotypes associating perpetrator race and relationship to the victim with likelihood of CSA. Participants ( = 220) indicated the percentage of CSA allegations they believed to be true, and rank-ordered racial and relationship categories they believed most likely to commit CSA. Female (77%) and male (71%) participants believed most CSA allegations were true. White men and stepfathers were ranked as the most likely perpetrators compared to Hispanic men, Black men, other male relatives, neighbors, and others. These data suggest that alleged perpetrators of CSA are particularly likely to be perceived negatively, especially if they possess stereotypical racial and relational characteristics.
儿童性虐待（CSA）是一种特定类型的犯罪，对此类犯罪的有罪推定可能特别高，尤其是对于那些与该罪行刻板关联的被告类别。当前的研究采用调查方法来检验对儿童性虐待有罪推定的程度，以及将犯罪者种族和与受害者的关系与儿童性虐待可能性相关联的刻板印象。参与者（N = 220）指出了他们认为是真实的儿童性虐待指控的百分比，并对他们认为最有可能实施儿童性虐待的种族和关系类别进行了排序。女性（77%）和男性（71%）参与者认为大多数儿童性虐待指控是真实的。与西班牙裔男性、黑人男性、其他男性亲属、邻居及其他人相比，白人男性和继父被列为最有可能的犯罪者。这些数据表明，被指控的儿童性虐待犯罪者特别容易被负面看待，尤其是如果他们具有刻板的种族和关系特征。
