Criminal justice system stakeholders' perspectives on rape myth acceptance interventions for jurors

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dc.abstract.enConviction rates for Rape and Serious Sexual Offences (RASSO) cases remain low in England and Wales. Research suggests that juror belief in rape myths may be a key factor contributing to such rates owing to the significant impact they can have on jury decision-making. Given this, various proposals have been made as to how juror belief in rape myths could be addressed, including the provision of educational information regarding rape myths in the form of judicial directions or a standardised educational intervention. While stakeholder views have been explored with regards to juror belief in rape myths, limited research has considered their views regarding rape myth acceptance (RMA) interventions for jurors. In this qualitative study we sought to gain insight into the views of victim-survivors who have engaged with the criminal justice system, barristers, and Independent Sexual Violence Advisors/Advocates (ISVAs) regarding juror belief in rape myths and RMA interventions for jurors. Our results from the thematic analysis of 28 interviews highlight both that there is support for the proposal to develop and implement an RMA intervention for jurors, and stakeholder's views regarding key issues that should be considered in the design of such an intervention.
dc.affiliationSWPS Wroclaw, Faculty of Psychology
dc.affiliationWydział Psychologii we Wrocławiu
dc.contributor.authorFlynn Hudspith, Lara
dc.contributor.authorWager, Nadia
dc.contributor.authorWillmott, Dominic
dc.contributor.authorGallagher, Bernard
dc.date.access2026-05-26
dc.date.accessioned2026-05-27T06:02:40Z
dc.date.available2026-05-27T06:02:40Z
dc.date.created2026-05-20
dc.date.issued2026-05-26
dc.description.accesstimeat_publication
dc.description.physical1-8
dc.description.sdgQualityEducation
dc.description.sdgGenderEquality
dc.description.sdgReducedInequalities
dc.description.sdgPeaceJusticeAndStrongInstitutions
dc.description.versionfinal_published
dc.description.volume105
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2026.102675
dc.identifier.issn0047-2352
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/2363
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0047235226000826?via%3Dihub
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationpsychologia
dc.rightsCC-BY
dc.rights.questionYes_rights
dc.share.articleOTHER
dc.subject.enRape myths
dc.subject.enRape myth acceptance
dc.subject.enJury decision-making
dc.subject.enEducational interventions
dc.subject.enQualitative research
dc.subject.enThematic analysis
dc.swps.sciencecloudsend
dc.titleCriminal justice system stakeholders' perspectives on rape myth acceptance interventions for jurors
dc.title.journalJournal of Criminal Justice
dc.typeJournalArticle
dspace.entity.typeArticle