Victim's Fault Research Articles

Attribution of responsibility to a victim of rape

Two experimental studies of attribution in a rape situation were conducted. In Study 1,240 graduate students read the case report of a rape and gave their opinions regarding the rapist's punishment and the victim's fault. A provocative victim was attributed greater fault than an unprovocative victim, but this effect of provocativeness was significant only with male subjects judging a low status victim and with female subjects judging a high status victim. In study 2,240 undergraduate students read a case report of a rape and gave their opinions regarding the rapist's punishment and the likelihood of rape. Female subjects recommended longer imprisonment for the rapist than did male subjects. Greater likelihood of rape was indicated with a provocative, rather than unprovocative, victim and female subjects indicated greater likelihood of rape than did male subjects in the case of a physically unattractive victim. The results of the two studies were discussed with reference to defensive attribution and in the light of a proposed distinction between causal and moral responsibility.

Transportation Injuries and the Affected Pedestrians

Road traffic accident is one of the important causes of mortality and morbidity. Pedestrians frequently fall victim of injury and death. Among the causes of accidents are fault of victim, fault of driver, fault of vehicle, wrong signaling, type of vehicle etc. By means of identifying pattern of injuries, Police can ascertain the type of vehicle responsible for accident. DOI: 10.3329/taj.v22i1.5041 TAJ 2009; 22(1): 147-151

The Victim's Fault in Wrongful Death Actions in French Law

The Victim's Fault in Wrongful Death Actions in French Law