A Life, Not a Nameless Victim: The Impact of Victim Photographs on Perceptions of Victims and Guilt Judgments
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
Published online on May 16, 2026
Abstract
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Ahead of Print.
The identifiable victim effect suggests that images of murder victims taken before their deaths can increase positive perceptions of those victims, potentially influencing jurors’ decision-making. We investigated whether viewing pre-mortem photographs of ...
The identifiable victim effect suggests that images of murder victims taken before their deaths can increase positive perceptions of those victims, potentially influencing jurors’ decision-making. We investigated whether viewing pre-mortem photographs of ...