[Reader-list] Juror Expectations of Rape Victims

[Chandni Parekh]

http://psychologynews.posterous.com/juror-expectations-of-rape-victims

Excerpts:

A new rape trial study shows that jurors expect *rape victims to fight
back*against their attackers and sustain physical injuries doing so.

Researchers also found that jurors expect rape victims to report the crime
immediately and appear distressed and tearful in court.