This study investigated how jurors use deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) evidence in an adult rape trial with a female victim and a male stranger defendant. Community members read a trial summary and then made case judgments (e.g., verdict). Results showed: (a) DNA evidence led to more pro-victim judgments (e.g., more guilty verdicts) than those who did not receive DNA evidence; (b) women were more pro-victim than men; (c) pro-victim judgments indirectly affected the presence of DNA evidence and verdict; and (d) the reason for a guilty verdict when DNA evidence was present typically noted a focus on the victim and DNA evidence.

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涉及DNA证据的成人强奸案的法律决策


本研究调查了陪审员在对一名女性受害者和一名陌生男性被告进行的成人强奸案审判中如何使用脱氧核糖核酸 (DNA) 证据。社区成员阅读审判摘要，然后做出案件判断（例如判决）。结果显示：(a) 与没有收到 DNA 证据的人相比，DNA 证据导致更多的有利于受害人的判断（例如，更多的有罪判决）； (b) 妇女比男子更倾向于支持受害者； (c) 有利于受害人的判决间接影响 DNA 证据的存在和判决； (d) 在存在 DNA 证据的情况下作出有罪判决的原因通常会关注受害者和 DNA 证据。