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PsychByte: Understanding Lenient Punishment for College Men Guilty of Rape
Understanding Lenient Punishment for College Men Guilty of Rape
In June 2016, the “Stanford Swimmer,” Brock Turner, was found guilty of raping an unconscious woman behind an alley dumpster. Despite the seriousness of the crime, however, the judge sentenced him to just 6 months in county jail rather than a minimum of 2 years in prison. For some, there is the persistent belief that certain men are not a danger to the community. In 2007, I co-authored an article on how positive stereotypes about men are associated with beliefs that minimize the seriousness of rape, blame the victim, and exonerate the perpetrator.
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Contributor:
Kristine M. Chapleau, PhD, HSPP
Indiana University School of Medicine
"PsychBytes” is a weekly educational resource from the Indiana Psychological Association (IPA) provided for psychologists, their colleagues and their patients.
