Theses and Dissertations
Issuing Body
Mississippi State University
Advisor
Jacquin, Kristine
Committee Member
Eakin, Deborah
Committee Member
Armstrong, Kevin
Date of Degree
8-6-2011
Original embargo terms
MSU Only Indefinitely
Document Type
Graduate Thesis - Campus Access Only
Major
Psychology
Degree Name
Master of Science
College
College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Department of Psychology
Abstract
The current study was based on Hester and Jacquin’s (2011) study of juror bias in a trial in which a woman killed her abusive husband. Specifically, this study examined the influence of the husband’s alcohol use, the wife’s alcohol use, the wife’s diagnosis, and evidence of domestic violence on mock jurors (N = 518). Results indicated that the wife’s alcohol use impacted her negatively at trial. When she was intoxicated, jurors perceived her to be more to blame for her actions and for the abuse she received from her husband. Gender differences were present among mock jurors; females gave lower guilt ratings than males, suggesting that females sympathized with the female defendant.
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/11668/16323
Recommended Citation
Lawson, Chelsea Aileen, "Impact of husband's and wife's alcohol use on juror perceptions of a woman who killed her abusive husband" (2011). Theses and Dissertations. 2593.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td/2593