Police and prosecutors’ perceptions of adult sexual assault evidence associated with case authorisation and conviction Elli Darwinkel, Martine Powell and Stefanie J. Sharman
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ArticleSeries: Journal of Police and Criminal PsychologyPublication details: Springer, 2015Subject(s): Online resources:
In: Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 2015, Advance online publication, 18 January 2015 (8 pageSummary: This study examined the association between the quality of verbal evidence in cases of sexual assault reported by adults and professionals’ (police and prosecutor) ratings of the likelihood that the cases will result in a conviction at trial. Sixteen police detectives and 19 prosecutors (all specialists in sexual assault) each read two mock sexual offence briefs of evidence, one of a case involving rape of an adult and the other involving an adult reporting historical child sexual abuse. (from the abstract). All participants came from Australian jurisdictions. Record #4700
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Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 2015, Advance online publication, 18 January 2015 (8 pages)
This study examined the association between the quality of verbal evidence in cases of sexual assault reported by adults and professionals’ (police and prosecutor) ratings of the likelihood that the cases will result in a conviction at trial. Sixteen police detectives and 19 prosecutors (all specialists in sexual assault) each read two mock sexual offence briefs of evidence, one of a case involving rape of an adult and the other involving an adult reporting historical child sexual abuse. (from the abstract). All participants came from Australian jurisdictions. Record #4700