Making Sense of Consent: A Qualitative Analysis of Australian Mock Juror Decision-Making in a Rape Trial
Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Published online on July 27, 2026
Abstract
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Jurors in rape trials often rely on stereotypical expectations about how a “real” victim-survivor should behave. Drawing on the Story Model for juror decision-making, this study examined how mock jurors constructed narrative accounts of consent, ...
Jurors in rape trials often rely on stereotypical expectations about how a “real” victim-survivor should behave. Drawing on the Story Model for juror decision-making, this study examined how mock jurors constructed narrative accounts of consent, ...