Battered woman syndrome: Juror common understanding and expert testimony

The purpose of the present research was to address two broad questions related to the use of expert testimony in battered women's homicide cases. First, what do laypersons know about battering, and in what ways is that knowledge tied to conceptually similar attitudinal constructs, such as sex roles, adversarial beliefs about women, and support for the use of violence against women? Second, what is the impact of expert testimony on juror decision-making in a simulated battered woman's homicide case? Do prior knowledge of domestic violence and beliefs about the acceptability of woman-battering affect receptivity to expert testimony or influence the decision-making process?

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Mechanic, Mindy Beth

Contributors dc:contributor

• Aber, Mark S.

• Law
• Psychology, Social
• Social Work
• Women's Studies
• Psychology, Clinical

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1996 Mechanic, Mindy Beth

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

9780591089042
AAI9702608
(UMI)AAI9702608

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/21811