Mediating Gender Differences in Depression in Law Students

This article reports on the results of two research studies carried out by the authors that address the questions of how and how well judges assess the honesty and reliability of children's testimony. One study tested the accuracy of judges and other professionals in assessing the honesty of children giving mock testimony. Judges performed at only slightly above chance levels, though the performance of judges was comparable to other justice system professionals, and significantly better than the performance of law students. The second study, a survey of Canadian judges about their perceptions of child witnesses, reveals that judges believe that compared to adults, children are generally more likely when testifying to make errors due to limitations of their memory or communication skills and due to the effects of suggestive questions. However, children are perceived to generally be more honest than adult witnesses. The survey also revealed that judges believe that children are often asked developmentally inappropriate questions in court, especially by defence counsel. There were no gender differences among the judges in either study. To put this research in context, the article first discusses the inherent challenges in assessing the credibility of witnesses and provides a review of the psychological literature and leading Canadian jurisprudence on the credibility and evidence of children.

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Gender differences in delayed-type hypersensitivity response: Effects of stress and coping in first-year law students

Brain Behavior and Immunity ◽

10.1016/j.bbi.2008.12.011 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 23 (5) ◽

pp. 672-676 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Sarah McQueary Flynn ◽

Lindsey J. Schipper ◽

Abbey R. Roach ◽

Suzanne C. Segerstrom

Keyword(s):

Gender Differences ◽

Stress And Coping ◽

Law Students ◽

Delayed Type Hypersensitivity ◽

First Year ◽

Hypersensitivity Response ◽

Effects Of Stress ◽

And Coping ◽

Delayed Type Hypersensitivity Response

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JUSTIFICATIONS OF RAPE. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS BETWEEN RAPISTS AND STUDENTS. GENDER DIFFERENCES

International Journal of Advanced Studies in Sexology - July - December 2020 ◽

10.46388/ijass.2021.13.41 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Keyword(s):

Gender Differences ◽

Risk Factor ◽

Criminal Behavior ◽

Cognitive Distortions ◽

Cognitive Restructuring ◽

Law Students ◽

Male Students ◽

Future Research ◽

Male And Female ◽

New Evidence

The rationalization used by rapists to justify their criminal behavior are a risk factor for relapse. The modification of cognitive distortions is a therapeutic purpose for rehabilitation (Someda, 2009). Using Rape Scale (Bumby, 1996) we evaluated the participants’ (N=480, 57 convicted rapists, 223 students non-rapists) level of cognitive distortions related to rape. Using ANOVA we identified differences between convicted rapists, psychology or law students and polytechnic students (F(3,461) = 60,69, .000, η2p =0.283). In line with previous research (Bell, Kuriloff & Lottes, 1994), men are more lenient with rapists, accept more justifications about rape and blame the victim more. We identified differences between male and female participants and between male students and convicted rapists (F(2,477) = 98,88, .000, η2p =.293).This research brings new evidence for the importance of cognitive restructuring for implicit cognitive distortions. We discuss possible limitations and directions for future research.

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