Event Title

Public Perceptions of Sex Trafficking and Implications for Legal Decision-Making: A Social-Cognitive Perspective

Location

Hart 114

Start Time

9-5-2018 1:15 PM

End Time

9-5-2018 1:45 PM

Description

Although awareness of sex trafficking in the U.S. has grown in recent years, the public’s conceptualization of this complex crime is not yet fully understood. To address this gap in our knowledge, I established a research agenda with the intent of elucidating public perceptions of sex trafficking and examining implications for legal decision-making. In this talk, I will present findings from a series of studies conducted over the past three years that: 1) established the sex trafficking prototypes present in a sample of adult Americans: 2) determined correlates of attitudes toward sex trafficking: and 3) established the effects of these prototypes and attitudes on decision-making using an experimental mock juror paradigm. In addition, I will highlight the pivotal role that CARS played in supporting this work. Finally, I will discuss future directions for this line of research.

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May 9th, 1:15 PM May 9th, 1:45 PM

Public Perceptions of Sex Trafficking and Implications for Legal Decision-Making: A Social-Cognitive Perspective

Hart 114

Although awareness of sex trafficking in the U.S. has grown in recent years, the public’s conceptualization of this complex crime is not yet fully understood. To address this gap in our knowledge, I established a research agenda with the intent of elucidating public perceptions of sex trafficking and examining implications for legal decision-making. In this talk, I will present findings from a series of studies conducted over the past three years that: 1) established the sex trafficking prototypes present in a sample of adult Americans: 2) determined correlates of attitudes toward sex trafficking: and 3) established the effects of these prototypes and attitudes on decision-making using an experimental mock juror paradigm. In addition, I will highlight the pivotal role that CARS played in supporting this work. Finally, I will discuss future directions for this line of research.