Theses and Dissertations
Issuing Body
Mississippi State University
Advisor
Jacquin, Kristine
Committee Member
Klein, Stephen
Committee Member
Armstrong, Kevin
Committee Member
Eakin, Deborah
Date of Degree
5-2-2009
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
This study examined about 500 mock juror perceptions in a murder trial in which the defendant claims to have killed her abusive husband in self-defense. The defendant’s psychological diagnosis, the husband’s alcohol abuse history, and documentation of domestic violence were varied across conditions. Results showed that medical evidence of domestic violence had a significant effect on guilt ratings and on perceptions of blame for the husband’s death. History of alcohol use of the husband influenced mock jurors’ perceptions of the credibility of the defendant. Juror gender effects were also found on verdict ratings. In contrast, no main effect was found for the defendant’s diagnosis.
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/11668/16276
Recommended Citation
Hester, Amanda Spicer, "Juror perceptions of a woman who killed her abusive husband:effects of wife's psychological diagnosis, husband's history of alcoholism, and documentation of domestic violence" (2009). Theses and Dissertations. 2893.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td/2893
Comments
domestic violence||mock juror