Filing false vice reports: Distinguishing true from false allegations of rape

IF 7.6 1区 社会学 Q1 LAW
André W.E.A. De Zutter , Robert Horselenberg , Peter J. van Koppen
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Abstract

False allegations constitute a problem since they may cause harm. To study the difference between true and false allegations we used a quasi-experimental approach. In the control condition likely true allegations were retrieved from criminal files. The victims, all female, were between the ages of 17 and 53 (M = 28.0, SD = 10.6). In the experimental condition women were invited to file a false allegation. Participants, all female, in the experimental conditions were between the ages of 18 and 52 (M = 28.0, SD = 10.6). We constructed a list of 187 variables based on our theory of fabricated rape. All items in the list were coded dichotomously. All variables that were coded as ‘present’ within cases were summed to obtain a total score; an independent t-test was used. The results of the control condition (N = 30) were compared with the experimental condition (N = 35) by use of chi-square tests. A Holm-Bonferoni method with Šidák correction was used to correct for the increased family-wise error rate. The independent t-test showed a significant difference between the mean number of present-coding of likely true allegations, (M = 59.13, SD = 11.00) and of false allegations (M = 35.74, SD = 9.33), t(63) = 9.28, p < .0001, d = 2.34. Thus, significantly more variables were coded ‘present’ in likely true allegations. Fabricated stories of rape lack pseudo-intimate behavior and a wide variety of sexual acts. Also, in almost all fabricated stories of rape the attack was completed in less than 15 minutes while in likely true allegations the attack sometimes took over 60 minutes before it was completed. In conclusion, true and false allegations diverge from each other in essentials of the story told by the complainant. The differences could be used to predict the true nature of a rape allegation.

提交虚假报告:区分真实和虚假的强奸指控
虚假指控构成一个问题,因为它们可能造成伤害。为了研究真实和虚假指控之间的区别,我们使用了准实验方法。在控制条件下,从刑事档案中检索的指控可能是真实的。患者均为女性,年龄在17 ~ 53岁之间(M = 28.0, SD = 10.6)。在实验条件下,女性被要求提出虚假指控。实验条件下的参与者均为女性,年龄在18 - 52岁之间(M = 28.0, SD = 10.6)。我们根据捏造强奸的理论构建了一个包含187个变量的列表。列表中的所有项目都是二分编码的。所有在案例中被编码为“存在”的变量被相加以获得总分;采用独立t检验。对照条件(N = 30)与实验条件(N = 35)的结果采用卡方检验进行比较。采用Holm-Bonferoni方法进行Šidák校正,以校正增加的家庭误差率。独立t检验显示,可能真实指控的平均编码数(M = 59.13, SD = 11.00)和可能虚假指控的平均编码数(M = 35.74, SD = 9.33)之间存在显著差异,t(63) = 9.28, p <.0001, d = 2.34。因此,在可能的真实指控中,明显有更多的变量被编码为“存在”。编造的强奸故事缺乏虚假的亲密行为和各种各样的性行为。此外,在几乎所有捏造的强奸故事中,攻击在不到15分钟内完成,而在可能真实的指控中,攻击有时需要60多分钟才能完成。总之,真实和虚假的指控在申诉人讲述的故事的要点上彼此不同。这些差异可以用来预测强奸指控的真实性质。
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CiteScore
14.60
自引率
9.50%
发文量
10
审稿时长
12 weeks
期刊介绍: The European Journal of Psychology Applied to Legal Context, the official journal of the Sociedad Española de Psicología Jurídica y Forense [Spanish Society of Forensic Psychology] and the Asociación Iberoamericana de Justicia Terapéutica [Latin-American Association of Therapeutic Jurisprudence], publishes empirical articles and meta-analytic reviews of topics dealing with psychology and law (e.g., legal decision making, eyewitness). The journal is aimed at researchers, academics and professionals in Psychology, Law, Social Work, Forensic Sciences, Educators and, in general, people related with Social Sciences and the Law.
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