NDLI: Police and Prosecutors’ Perceptions of Adult Sexual Assault Evidence Associated with Case Authorisation and Conviction

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Author	Darwinkel, Elli Powell, Martine Sharman, Stefanie J.
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	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. For each case type, two versions of the briefs were developed with regard to evidence quality, which varied according to the degree of elaboration in the responses by the witnesses and suspect, and contextual evidence. Participants rated the likelihood of proceeding with a case and conviction (on 10-point likert scales) and provided a rationale for their decisions. Almost all of the participants agreed that the cases would proceed to court. However, the likelihood of conviction was not associated with the likelihood of proceeding to court, or the evidence quality of the briefs. Differences were found in both the ratings of proceeding to court and conviction, and the factors underpinning the ratings across the two professional groups. The implications of the findings for police organisations are discussed.
Starting Page	213
Ending Page	220
Page Count	8
File Format	PDF
ISSN	08820783
Journal	Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology
Volume Number	30
Issue Number	4
e-ISSN	19366469
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2015-01-18
Publisher Institution	Society for Police and Criminal Psychology
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	police prosecutors sexual offence investigative interview perceptions Psychology Law and Psychology Criminology & Criminal Justice
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Law Applied Psychology

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