We examined the impact of attorney gender on perceptions of a criminal rape trial. Community members (N = 208) read a trial summary describing a rape scenario in which the gender of the prosecuting and defense attorney were manipulated. The results revealed indirect effects of prosecuting and defense attorney gender on verdict through perceptions of characteristics related to attorney competency. Qualitative analyses further showed that the terms “strength” and “powerful” were central to juror perceptions of male attorneys, whereas the terms “sensitive” and “sympathy” were central when the attorneys were female.

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力量与敏感性：律师性别对强奸案中陪审员认知和审判结果的影响

我们研究了律师性别对刑事强奸审判的看法的影响。社区成员 ( N  = 208) 阅读了描述强奸场景的审判摘要，其中控辩律师的性别被操纵。结果通过对与律师能力相关的特征的感知，揭示了起诉和辩护律师性别对判决的间接影响。定性分析进一步表明，“力量”和“强大”这两个词是陪审员对男性律师的看法的核心，而“敏感”和“同情”这两个词是女性律师的核心。