Abstract. Legally irrelevant information like facial features is used to form judgments about rape cases. Using a reverse-correlation technique, it is possible to visualize criminal stereotypes and test whether these representations influence judgments. In the first step, images of the stereotypical faces of a rapist, a thief, and a lifesaver were generated. These images showed a clear distinction between the lifesaver and the two criminal representations, but the criminal representations were rather similar. In the next step, the images were presented together with rape scenarios, and participants (N = 153) indicated the defendant’s level of liability. Participants with high rape myth acceptance scores attributed a lower level of liability to a defendant who resembled a stereotypical lifesaver. However, no specific effects of the image of the stereotypical rapist compared to the stereotypical thief were found. We discuss the findings with respect to the influence of visual stereotypes on legal judgments ...

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视觉刻板印象对强奸判断的影响

摘要。面部特征等法律上不相关的信息被用来形成对强奸案的判断。使用反相关技术，可以将犯罪刻板印象可视化并测试这些表示是否影响判断。在第一步中，生成了强奸犯、小偷和救生员的典型面孔的图像。这些图像显示了救生员和两种刑事陈述之间的明显区别，但刑事陈述相当相似。在下一步中，图像与强奸场景一起呈现，参与者（N = 153）指出被告的责任水平。强奸神话接受度高的参与者将较低的责任归咎于类似于刻板印象的救生员的被告。然而，与典型的小偷相比，没有发现典型的强奸犯形象的具体影响。我们讨论了关于视觉刻板印象对法律判断的影响的调查结果......