... a familiar context as more severe than in other settings, leading to harsher sentences. the nature of the abuse (physical or sexual); the victim's age (minor or adult); and the defendant’s age (between 25 and 65 years). Judicial decision-making Legal expertise Machiavellianism...

...Cristina Cabras; Roberta Tumatis; Marina Mondo; Cristina Sechi Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of sexual objectification on the attribution processes of the guilt of a defendant – and also on the level of guilt. It was also hypothesized that legal expertise could...