Prejudiced Sentencing Affects Sentences
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Prejudice against victims can result in reduced sentences for rape
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Researchers have analyzed 153 court rulings that include descriptions of the victims' behavior prior to the rape.
The study was based on 2054 rape case rulings from Norwegian courts of appeal between 2013 and 2023 .
The findings showed defendants in cases where the victim is described in accordance with the IRMAS-SAFI questionnaire receive lighter sentences.
Rape myths suggest that certain behavior implies an invitation for sexual activity.
The NTNU study is the only quantitative Norwegian study that investigates—and shows—a correlation between rape myths and sentencing.
It highlights cases where the victim and the defendant are not aligned with the common perceptions we tend to have of them.
Not being believed in a rape case can make an already distressing process even harder for victims.
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