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.
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.
Comments
Moderator: Sarah Wiggins