Examining Sex- and Sexuality-Based Bias in Punitive Attitudes Toward Offenders Convicted of Intimate Partner Crimes: A Vignette Experiment

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Abstract

This experimental vignette study used nationally representative survey data (n = 841) to examine the effects of perpetrator sex and sexuality and victim sex on simulated juror punitivity and sentencing recommendations for individuals convicted of aggravated assault and domestic abuse. Results show participants recommended longer sentences and higher fines for male than for female offenders, and for those who victimized women than for those who victimized men, suggesting the effects of jurorbias on punitive attitudes are influenced by offender and victim sex. However, the effects of offender sexuality were insignificant in modeling. Path analysis showed that sex differences found in baseline models were partially explained by stigmatization (i.e., perceptions of dangerousness, fatalism blame, and social distance) hypothetical jurors attached to offenders.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)3532-3557
Number of pages26
JournalCrime and Delinquency
Volume70
Issue number13-14
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2024

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine
  • Law

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