Credibility of the emotional witness: A study of ratings by police investigators

By Guri C. Bollingmo, Ellen Wessel, D. Eilertsen, S. Magnussen. 2008

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Subfields: Gender Studies, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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In Gender Studies

1. E. O’Neal
2. Louise Ellison
3. Ray Bull
4. Emma Sleath
5. V. Munro
6. F. Leverick

In Social Psychology

1. Ray Bull
2. Emma Sleath
3. Aldert Vrij

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1. E. O’Neal
2. Louise Ellison
3. Emma Sleath
4. Ray Bull
5. V. Munro
6. Aldert Vrij

Citations in the corpus

• Reacting to rape: Exploring mock jurors' assessments of complainant credibility. (2008, background): “…regarding the appropriate emotional expression of such victims ’ , with around 19 per cent of the variability in participants ’ credibility ratings of rape complainants attributable to variable forms of emotional expression ( Wessel et al. 2006 : 222 and 227; see also Bollingmo et al. 2008 ).”
• Police perceptions of rape victims and the impact on case decision making: A systematic review (2017, background): “…Schuller & Stewart, 2000, β = .27); (ii) perceive the perpetrator to be guilty (Goodman-Delahunty & Graham, 2011, β = .33); and (iii) perceive that the perpetrator would be found guilty in a court of law (Bollingmo et al. 2008, mean r=.57, Norway, n = 69; Goodman-Delahunty & Graham, 2011, β = .17).”
• “Victim is Not Credible”: The Influence of Rape Culture on Police Perceptions of Sexual Assault Complainants (2019, background): “Emotional affect also influences police credibility and believability assessments, with victims being judged as more credible when appearing emotional, crying, and/or showing despair (Ask & Landstrom, 2010; Bollingmo et al., 2008).”