El rector admite que la Universiada está en peligro pero aún se puede salvar

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El presidente de la FISU llega hoy a Granada con el proyecto más que nunca en el aire · El alcalde dice que la intención es «sacarla adelante» pese a los problemas económicos · La Junta, dispuesta a ayudar

El rector de la Universidad de Granada, Francisco González Lodeiro, no puede ser más claro. Según confirmó ayer ante los medios de comunicación, la celebración en Granada de la Universiada en 2015 está «en peligro» real. Una situación de la que también son conscientes el resto de instituciones implicadas y en primer lugar la FISU (Federación Internacional de Deporte Universitario). Por eso hoy y mañana -como adelantó este periódico-, el presidente de la entidad, Claude-Louis Galleen, visitará Granada para obtener un compromiso claro y decidir sobre su realización.

González Lodeiro se mostró ayer seriamente «preocupado porque es un hecho importante para Granada, para la Sierra, y no tenemos los recursos», dijo. Por eso, en la cena que mantendrá con el presidente de la FISU «estudiaremos la situación y veremos qué hacer, si hay que rebajar alguna actividad porque está claro que tendrá que haber restricciones porque no se puede mantener el proyecto inicial».

Así, según explicó el rector, la parte de la infraestructura en Sierra Nevada «está terminada» por parte de Cetursa; el proyecto de la Ragua para las competiciones de esquí de fondo y biathlón está pendiente de la aprobación de Medio Ambiente de la Junta «pero no supone una inversión muy alta y podrá asumirla la Diputación de Granada e incluso la de Almería» porque hay zona compartida entre las provincias; y lo que «más preocupa» es la zona para el desarrollo de los deportes de hielo, que implicaba la construcción de un pabellón en la capital, proyecto que está descartado.

Por último, Lodeiro dijo que aunque el Consejo Superior de Deportes haya dicho que tratará igual a todas las competiciones deportivas previstas, no supone financiación y tampoco se puede asegurar. Sobre la reunión con el presidente de la FISU y la situación de la Universiada también habló ayer el alcalde de la ciudad, José Torres Hurtado, quien se entrevistará también con Galleen estos días al igual que el presidente del a Diputación y la delegada de la Junta de Andalucía. Según explicó el alcalde, el lunes hubo una reunión del Consejo de la Universiada y «estuvimos viendo la situación». «La intención es de seguir adelante pero evidentemente estamos teniendo muchas dificultades la Universidad, el Ayuntamiento, la Diputación y la Junta, que tiene que decidir desde su ámbito de competencia medioambiental si en la Ragua se puede hacer lo necesario para hacer la Universiada o no. Pero la intención es sacarlo adelante».

Por su parte, la delegada del Gobierno de la Junta en Granada, María José Sánchez, estuvo ayer hablando del proyecto en una reunión con empresarios donde la Junta se mostró dispuesta a ayudar al resto de administraciones con trámites o modificaciones de proyecto para que se pueda hacer.

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El rector admite que la Universiada está en peligro pero aún se puede salvar

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El presidente de la FISU llega hoy a Granada con el proyecto más que nunca en el aire · El alcalde dice que la intención es «sacarla adelante» pese a los problemas económicos · La Junta, dispuesta a ayudar

El rector de la Universidad de Granada, Francisco González Lodeiro, no puede ser más claro. Según confirmó ayer ante los medios de comunicación, la celebración en Granada de la Universiada en 2015 está «en peligro» real. Una situación de la que también son conscientes el resto de instituciones implicadas y en primer lugar la FISU (Federación Internacional de Deporte Universitario). Por eso hoy y mañana -como adelantó este periódico-, el presidente de la entidad, Claude-Louis Galleen, visitará Granada para obtener un compromiso claro y decidir sobre su realización.

González Lodeiro se mostró ayer seriamente «preocupado porque es un hecho importante para Granada, para la Sierra, y no tenemos los recursos», dijo. Por eso, en la cena que mantendrá con el presidente de la FISU «estudiaremos la situación y veremos qué hacer, si hay que rebajar alguna actividad porque está claro que tendrá que haber restricciones porque no se puede mantener el proyecto inicial».

Así, según explicó el rector, la parte de la infraestructura en Sierra Nevada «está terminada» por parte de Cetursa; el proyecto de la Ragua para las competiciones de esquí de fondo y biathlón está pendiente de la aprobación de Medio Ambiente de la Junta «pero no supone una inversión muy alta y podrá asumirla la Diputación de Granada e incluso la de Almería» porque hay zona compartida entre las provincias; y lo que «más preocupa» es la zona para el desarrollo de los deportes de hielo, que implicaba la construcción de un pabellón en la capital, proyecto que está descartado.

Por último, Lodeiro dijo que aunque el Consejo Superior de Deportes haya dicho que tratará igual a todas las competiciones deportivas previstas, no supone financiación y tampoco se puede asegurar. Sobre la reunión con el presidente de la FISU y la situación de la Universiada también habló ayer el alcalde de la ciudad, José Torres Hurtado, quien se entrevistará también con Galleen estos días al igual que el presidente del a Diputación y la delegada de la Junta de Andalucía. Según explicó el alcalde, el lunes hubo una reunión del Consejo de la Universiada y «estuvimos viendo la situación». «La intención es de seguir adelante pero evidentemente estamos teniendo muchas dificultades la Universidad, el Ayuntamiento, la Diputación y la Junta, que tiene que decidir desde su ámbito de competencia medioambiental si en la Ragua se puede hacer lo necesario para hacer la Universiada o no. Pero la intención es sacarlo adelante».

Por su parte, la delegada del Gobierno de la Junta en Granada, María José Sánchez, estuvo ayer hablando del proyecto en una reunión con empresarios donde la Junta se mostró dispuesta a ayudar al resto de administraciones con trámites o modificaciones de proyecto para que se pueda hacer.

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El rector admite que la Universiada está en peligro pero aún se puede salvar

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El presidente de la FISU llega hoy a Granada con el proyecto más que nunca en el aire · El alcalde dice que la intención es «sacarla adelante» pese a los problemas económicos · La Junta, dispuesta a ayudar

El rector de la Universidad de Granada, Francisco González Lodeiro, no puede ser más claro. Según confirmó ayer ante los medios de comunicación, la celebración en Granada de la Universiada en 2015 está «en peligro» real. Una situación de la que también son conscientes el resto de instituciones implicadas y en primer lugar la FISU (Federación Internacional de Deporte Universitario). Por eso hoy y mañana -como adelantó este periódico-, el presidente de la entidad, Claude-Louis Galleen, visitará Granada para obtener un compromiso claro y decidir sobre su realización.

González Lodeiro se mostró ayer seriamente «preocupado porque es un hecho importante para Granada, para la Sierra, y no tenemos los recursos», dijo. Por eso, en la cena que mantendrá con el presidente de la FISU «estudiaremos la situación y veremos qué hacer, si hay que rebajar alguna actividad porque está claro que tendrá que haber restricciones porque no se puede mantener el proyecto inicial».

Así, según explicó el rector, la parte de la infraestructura en Sierra Nevada «está terminada» por parte de Cetursa; el proyecto de la Ragua para las competiciones de esquí de fondo y biathlón está pendiente de la aprobación de Medio Ambiente de la Junta «pero no supone una inversión muy alta y podrá asumirla la Diputación de Granada e incluso la de Almería» porque hay zona compartida entre las provincias; y lo que «más preocupa» es la zona para el desarrollo de los deportes de hielo, que implicaba la construcción de un pabellón en la capital, proyecto que está descartado.

Por último, Lodeiro dijo que aunque el Consejo Superior de Deportes haya dicho que tratará igual a todas las competiciones deportivas previstas, no supone financiación y tampoco se puede asegurar. Sobre la reunión con el presidente de la FISU y la situación de la Universiada también habló ayer el alcalde de la ciudad, José Torres Hurtado, quien se entrevistará también con Galleen estos días al igual que el presidente del a Diputación y la delegada de la Junta de Andalucía. Según explicó el alcalde, el lunes hubo una reunión del Consejo de la Universiada y «estuvimos viendo la situación». «La intención es de seguir adelante pero evidentemente estamos teniendo muchas dificultades la Universidad, el Ayuntamiento, la Diputación y la Junta, que tiene que decidir desde su ámbito de competencia medioambiental si en la Ragua se puede hacer lo necesario para hacer la Universiada o no. Pero la intención es sacarlo adelante».

Por su parte, la delegada del Gobierno de la Junta en Granada, María José Sánchez, estuvo ayer hablando del proyecto en una reunión con empresarios donde la Junta se mostró dispuesta a ayudar al resto de administraciones con trámites o modificaciones de proyecto para que se pueda hacer.

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The beauty of the accused unfairly affects perceptions of their culpability

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A study from the University of Granada based on police surveys indicates that in domestic violence crimes in which the woman kills her abuser, if she is more attractive she is perceived as guiltier.

From a social psychology point of view, it has been noticed that physical attractiveness has an influence on how people are perceived by others in labour, academic and even legal fields. On the one hand, this creates the mental association of «what is beautiful is good». On the other hand though, when it comes to domestic violence the results are different.

«One of the most interesting conclusions of the study was that when the woman accused of killing her abuser was attractive, participants attached greater culpability, whereas if considered ‘unattractive’, this decreases,» as explained to SINC by Antonio Herrera, Inmaculada Valor-Segura and Francisca Expósito, the authors of the study published in The European Journal of Psychology Applied to Legal Context.

For the purposes of the study, two types of ‘mock’ stories about legal proceedings were invented in which the defendant was a woman accused of killing her husband. Her defence was that she had suffered prolonged domestic violence and thus acted in self-defence when killing him. In one of the stories the description of the woman coincided with the prototypical battered woman but in the other it did not.

«Therefore, half of the participating police officers read the story in which the accused is young, battered, physically deteriorated and fragile. She has children and is financially dependent on her partner. The other half read a story in which the woman is childless, she works as a financial consultant, she has been married for 10 years and during legal proceedings she is well-dressed and resolute and calm in her interactions with the judge and lawyers,» explain the authors.

The researchers asked the participants to take on the role of the jury and answer a series of questions related to their perceptions of credibility, responsibility and situation control generated by the descriptions of the women. They were also asked about their sexist ideology.

The prototype of the battered woman

The authors outline that one of the variables having the greatest effect on the woman’s perceived criminality rating is whether or not she fits the stereotype of the battered woman. This is named prototypicality.

«The results showed that when dealing with a non-prototypical battered woman (in other words, someone who does not conform to society’s idea of such women), they were seen to have more control over the situation, which in legal terms can translate as a higher degree of guilt,» confirm the researchers.

Another variable linked to the ‘jury’s’ judgement on the case was the level of participant’s sexism. In this respect, those who scored higher in their hostile rating (also called traditional sexism or machismo) attached more situational control to the accused.

«Despite its possible limitations, this study warns of the need to increase training related to the handling of domestic violence cases for all law enforcement officers and police. Their work is fundamental in the process and can be conditioned by external variables, such as physical attractiveness or stereotypical beliefs of domestic violence,» conclude the authors.

The sample used in the study comprised 169 police officers from the Spanish State Security Forces. They were taken from different cities in Spain and the majority of participants were men (153 men and 16 women).

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The beauty of the accused unfairly affects perceptions of their culpability

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A study from the University of Granada based on police surveys indicates that in domestic violence crimes in which the woman kills her abuser, if she is more attractive she is perceived as guiltier.

From a social psychology point of view, it has been noticed that physical attractiveness has an influence on how people are perceived by others in labour, academic and even legal fields. On the one hand, this creates the mental association of «what is beautiful is good». On the other hand though, when it comes to domestic violence the results are different.

«One of the most interesting conclusions of the study was that when the woman accused of killing her abuser was attractive, participants attached greater culpability, whereas if considered ‘unattractive’, this decreases,» as explained to SINC by Antonio Herrera, Inmaculada Valor-Segura and Francisca Expósito, the authors of the study published in The European Journal of Psychology Applied to Legal Context.

For the purposes of the study, two types of ‘mock’ stories about legal proceedings were invented in which the defendant was a woman accused of killing her husband. Her defence was that she had suffered prolonged domestic violence and thus acted in self-defence when killing him. In one of the stories the description of the woman coincided with the prototypical battered woman but in the other it did not.

«Therefore, half of the participating police officers read the story in which the accused is young, battered, physically deteriorated and fragile. She has children and is financially dependent on her partner. The other half read a story in which the woman is childless, she works as a financial consultant, she has been married for 10 years and during legal proceedings she is well-dressed and resolute and calm in her interactions with the judge and lawyers,» explain the authors.

The researchers asked the participants to take on the role of the jury and answer a series of questions related to their perceptions of credibility, responsibility and situation control generated by the descriptions of the women. They were also asked about their sexist ideology.

The prototype of the battered woman

The authors outline that one of the variables having the greatest effect on the woman’s perceived criminality rating is whether or not she fits the stereotype of the battered woman. This is named prototypicality.

«The results showed that when dealing with a non-prototypical battered woman (in other words, someone who does not conform to society’s idea of such women), they were seen to have more control over the situation, which in legal terms can translate as a higher degree of guilt,» confirm the researchers.

Another variable linked to the ‘jury’s’ judgement on the case was the level of participant’s sexism. In this respect, those who scored higher in their hostile rating (also called traditional sexism or machismo) attached more situational control to the accused.

«Despite its possible limitations, this study warns of the need to increase training related to the handling of domestic violence cases for all law enforcement officers and police. Their work is fundamental in the process and can be conditioned by external variables, such as physical attractiveness or stereotypical beliefs of domestic violence,» conclude the authors.

The sample used in the study comprised 169 police officers from the Spanish State Security Forces. They were taken from different cities in Spain and the majority of participants were men (153 men and 16 women).

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The beauty of the accused unfairly affects perceptions of their culpability

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A study from the University of Granada based on police surveys indicates that in domestic violence crimes in which the woman kills her abuser, if she is more attractive she is perceived as guiltier. From a social psychology point of view, it has been noticed that physical attractiveness has an influence on how people are perceived by others in labour, academic and even legal fields. On the one hand, this creates the mental association of «what is beautiful is good». On the other hand though, when it comes to domestic violence the results are different. «One of the most interesting conclusions of the study was that when the woman accused of killing her abuser was attractive, participants attached greater culpability, whereas if considered ‘unattractive’, this decreases,» as explained to SINC by Antonio Herrera, Inmaculada Valor-Segura and Francisca Expósito, the authors of the study published in The European Journal of Psychology Applied to Legal Context. For the purposes of the study, two types of ‘mock’ stories about legal proceedings were invented in which the defendant was a woman accused of killing her husband. Her defence was that she had suffered prolonged domestic violence and thus acted in self-defence when killing him. In one of the stories the description of the woman coincided with the prototypical battered woman but in the other it did not. «Therefore, half of the participating police officers read the story in which the accused is young, battered, physically deteriorated and fragile. She has children and is financially dependent on her partner. The other half read a story in which the woman is childless, she works as a financial consultant, she has been married for 10 years and during legal proceedings she is well-dressed and resolute and calm in her interactions with the judge and lawyers,» explain the authors. The researchers asked the participants to take on the role of the jury and answer a series of questions related to their perceptions of credibility, responsibility and situation control generated by the descriptions of the women. They were also asked about their sexist ideology. Ads by Google Ofertas en Spa’s – Aprovecha las ofertas y relájate con descuentos hasta el 90% – Spas.Offerum.com/ofertas The prototype of the battered woman The authors outline that one of the variables having the greatest effect on the woman’s perceived criminality rating is whether or not she fits the stereotype of the battered woman. This is named prototypicality. «The results showed that when dealing with a non-prototypical battered woman (in other words, someone who does not conform to society’s idea of such women), they were seen to have more control over the situation, which in legal terms can translate as a higher degree of guilt,» confirm the researchers. Another variable linked to the ‘jury’s’ judgement on the case was the level of participant’s sexism. In this respect, those who scored higher in their hostile rating (also called traditional sexism or machismo) attached more situational control to the accused. «Despite its possible limitations, this study warns of the need to increase training related to the handling of domestic violence cases for all law enforcement officers and police. Their work is fundamental in the process and can be conditioned by external variables, such as physical attractiveness or stereotypical beliefs of domestic violence,» conclude the authors. The sample used in the study comprised 169 police officers from the Spanish State Security Forces. They were taken from different cities in Spain and the majority of participants were men (153 men and 16 women).
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A study from the University of Granada based on police surveys indicates that in domestic violence crimes in which the woman kills her abuser, if she is more attractive she is perceived as guiltier. From a social psychology point of view, it has been noticed that physical attractiveness has an influence on how people are perceived by others in labour, academic and even legal fields. On the one hand, this creates the mental association of «what is beautiful is good». On the other hand though, when it comes to domestic violence the results are different. «One of the most interesting conclusions of the study was that when the woman accused of killing her abuser was attractive, participants attached greater culpability, whereas if considered ‘unattractive’, this decreases,» as explained to SINC by Antonio Herrera, Inmaculada Valor-Segura and Francisca Expósito, the authors of the study published in The European Journal of Psychology Applied to Legal Context. For the purposes of the study, two types of ‘mock’ stories about legal proceedings were invented in which the defendant was a woman accused of killing her husband. Her defence was that she had suffered prolonged domestic violence and thus acted in self-defence when killing him. In one of the stories the description of the woman coincided with the prototypical battered woman but in the other it did not. «Therefore, half of the participating police officers read the story in which the accused is young, battered, physically deteriorated and fragile. She has children and is financially dependent on her partner. The other half read a story in which the woman is childless, she works as a financial consultant, she has been married for 10 years and during legal proceedings she is well-dressed and resolute and calm in her interactions with the judge and lawyers,» explain the authors. The researchers asked the participants to take on the role of the jury and answer a series of questions related to their perceptions of credibility, responsibility and situation control generated by the descriptions of the women. They were also asked about their sexist ideology. Ads by Google Ofertas en Spa’s – Aprovecha las ofertas y relájate con descuentos hasta el 90% – Spas.Offerum.com/ofertas The prototype of the battered woman The authors outline that one of the variables having the greatest effect on the woman’s perceived criminality rating is whether or not she fits the stereotype of the battered woman. This is named prototypicality. «The results showed that when dealing with a non-prototypical battered woman (in other words, someone who does not conform to society’s idea of such women), they were seen to have more control over the situation, which in legal terms can translate as a higher degree of guilt,» confirm the researchers. Another variable linked to the ‘jury’s’ judgement on the case was the level of participant’s sexism. In this respect, those who scored higher in their hostile rating (also called traditional sexism or machismo) attached more situational control to the accused. «Despite its possible limitations, this study warns of the need to increase training related to the handling of domestic violence cases for all law enforcement officers and police. Their work is fundamental in the process and can be conditioned by external variables, such as physical attractiveness or stereotypical beliefs of domestic violence,» conclude the authors. The sample used in the study comprised 169 police officers from the Spanish State Security Forces. They were taken from different cities in Spain and the majority of participants were men (153 men and 16 women).
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Beauty of the Accused Unfairly Affects Perceptions of Their Culpability, Spanish Study Finds

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A study from the University of Granada based on police surveys indicates that in domestic violence crimes in which the woman kills her abuser, if she is more attractive she is perceived as guiltier.

From a social psychology point of view, it has been noticed that physical attractiveness has an influence on how people are perceived by others in labour, academic and even legal fields. On the one hand, this creates the mental association of «what is beautiful is good.» On the other hand though, when it comes to domestic violence the results are different.
«One of the most interesting conclusions of the study was that when the woman accused of killing her abuser was attractive, participants attached greater culpability, whereas if considered ‘unattractive’, this decreases,» as explained by Antonio Herrera, Inmaculada Valor-Segura and Francisca Expósito, the authors of the study published in ‘The European Journal of Psychology Applied to Legal Context’.
For the purposes of the study, two types of ‘mock’ stories about legal proceedings were invented in which the defendant was a woman accused of killing her husband. Her defence was that she had suffered prolonged domestic violence and thus acted in self-defence when killing him. In one of the stories the description of the woman coincided with the prototypical battered woman but in the other it did not.
«Therefore, half of the participating police officers read the story in which the accused is young, battered, physically deteriorated and fragile. She has children and is financially dependent on her partner. The other half read a story in which the woman is childless, she works as a financial consultant, she has been married for 10 years and during legal proceedings she is well-dressed and resolute and calm in her interactions with the judge and lawyers,» explain the authors.
The researchers asked the participants to take on the role of the jury and answer a series of questions related to their perceptions of credibility, responsibility and situation control generated by the descriptions of the women. They were also asked about their sexist ideology.
The prototype of the battered woman
The authors outline that one of the variables having the greatest effect on the woman’s perceived criminality rating is whether or not she fits the stereotype of the battered woman. This is named prototypicality.
«The results showed that when dealing with a non-prototypical battered woman (in other words, someone who does not conform to society’s idea of such women), they were seen to have more control over the situation, which in legal terms can translate as a higher degree of guilt,» confirm the researchers.
Another variable linked to the ‘jury’s’ judgement on the case was the level of participant’s sexism. In this respect, those who scored higher in their hostile rating (also called traditional sexism or machismo) attached more situational control to the accused.
«Despite its possible limitations, this study warns of the need to increase training related to the handling of domestic violence cases for all law enforcement officers and police. Their work is fundamental in the process and can be conditioned by external variables, such as physical attractiveness or stereotypical beliefs of domestic violence,» conclude the authors.
The sample used in the study comprised 169 police officers from the Spanish State Security Forces. They were taken from different cities in Spain and the majority of participants were men (153 men and 16 women).

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Beauty of the Accused Unfairly Affects Perceptions of Their Culpability, Spanish Study Finds

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A study from the University of Granada based on police surveys indicates that in domestic violence crimes in which the woman kills her abuser, if she is more attractive she is perceived as guiltier.

From a social psychology point of view, it has been noticed that physical attractiveness has an influence on how people are perceived by others in labour, academic and even legal fields. On the one hand, this creates the mental association of «what is beautiful is good.» On the other hand though, when it comes to domestic violence the results are different.
«One of the most interesting conclusions of the study was that when the woman accused of killing her abuser was attractive, participants attached greater culpability, whereas if considered ‘unattractive’, this decreases,» as explained by Antonio Herrera, Inmaculada Valor-Segura and Francisca Expósito, the authors of the study published in ‘The European Journal of Psychology Applied to Legal Context’.
For the purposes of the study, two types of ‘mock’ stories about legal proceedings were invented in which the defendant was a woman accused of killing her husband. Her defence was that she had suffered prolonged domestic violence and thus acted in self-defence when killing him. In one of the stories the description of the woman coincided with the prototypical battered woman but in the other it did not.
«Therefore, half of the participating police officers read the story in which the accused is young, battered, physically deteriorated and fragile. She has children and is financially dependent on her partner. The other half read a story in which the woman is childless, she works as a financial consultant, she has been married for 10 years and during legal proceedings she is well-dressed and resolute and calm in her interactions with the judge and lawyers,» explain the authors.
The researchers asked the participants to take on the role of the jury and answer a series of questions related to their perceptions of credibility, responsibility and situation control generated by the descriptions of the women. They were also asked about their sexist ideology.
The prototype of the battered woman
The authors outline that one of the variables having the greatest effect on the woman’s perceived criminality rating is whether or not she fits the stereotype of the battered woman. This is named prototypicality.
«The results showed that when dealing with a non-prototypical battered woman (in other words, someone who does not conform to society’s idea of such women), they were seen to have more control over the situation, which in legal terms can translate as a higher degree of guilt,» confirm the researchers.
Another variable linked to the ‘jury’s’ judgement on the case was the level of participant’s sexism. In this respect, those who scored higher in their hostile rating (also called traditional sexism or machismo) attached more situational control to the accused.
«Despite its possible limitations, this study warns of the need to increase training related to the handling of domestic violence cases for all law enforcement officers and police. Their work is fundamental in the process and can be conditioned by external variables, such as physical attractiveness or stereotypical beliefs of domestic violence,» conclude the authors.
The sample used in the study comprised 169 police officers from the Spanish State Security Forces. They were taken from different cities in Spain and the majority of participants were men (153 men and 16 women).

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The prettier the guiltier

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Past research has linked physical attractiveness to success in a variety of fields, but a new study from the University of Granada (Spain) shows that beauty can be a handicap when it comes to culpability in domestic violence crimes.

The research, published in the European Journal of Psychology Applied to Legal Context, looked specifically at domestic violence crimes in which the woman kills her abuser.

For the study, two types of scenarios about legal proceedings were created in which the defendant was a woman accused of killing her husband. Her defense was that she had suffered prolonged domestic violence and thus acted in self-defense when killing him.

In one of the stories the description of the woman coincided with the prototypical battered woman – young, battered, physically deteriorated and fragile. In the other story, the woman was attractive, childless, worked as a financial consultant, as was resolute and calm during the proceedings.

The researchers asked the participants to take on the role of the jury and answer a series of questions related to their perceptions of credibility, responsibility and situational control generated by the descriptions of the women.

The authors found that one of the variables having the greatest effect on the woman’s perceived criminality rating was whether or not she fitted the stereotype of the battered woman.

«One of the most interesting conclusions of the study was that when the woman accused of killing her abuser was attractive, participants attached greater culpability, whereas if considered ‘unattractive’, this decreases. The results showed that when dealing with a non-prototypical battered woman – in other words, someone who does not conform to society’s idea of such women, they were seen to have more control over the situation, which in legal terms can translate as a higher degree of guilt,» noted researcher Antonio Herrera.

Herrera and co-researchers Inmaculada Valor-Segura and Francisca Expósito say the findings highlight the need to increase training related to the handling of domestic violence cases for all law enforcement officers and police. «Their work is fundamental in the process and can be conditioned by external variables, such as physical attractiveness or stereotypical beliefs of domestic violence,» they conclude.

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The prettier the guiltier

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Past research has linked physical attractiveness to success in a variety of fields, but a new study from the University of Granada (Spain) shows that beauty can be a handicap when it comes to culpability in domestic violence crimes.

The research, published in the European Journal of Psychology Applied to Legal Context, looked specifically at domestic violence crimes in which the woman kills her abuser.

For the study, two types of scenarios about legal proceedings were created in which the defendant was a woman accused of killing her husband. Her defense was that she had suffered prolonged domestic violence and thus acted in self-defense when killing him.

In one of the stories the description of the woman coincided with the prototypical battered woman – young, battered, physically deteriorated and fragile. In the other story, the woman was attractive, childless, worked as a financial consultant, as was resolute and calm during the proceedings.

The researchers asked the participants to take on the role of the jury and answer a series of questions related to their perceptions of credibility, responsibility and situational control generated by the descriptions of the women.

The authors found that one of the variables having the greatest effect on the woman’s perceived criminality rating was whether or not she fitted the stereotype of the battered woman.

«One of the most interesting conclusions of the study was that when the woman accused of killing her abuser was attractive, participants attached greater culpability, whereas if considered ‘unattractive’, this decreases. The results showed that when dealing with a non-prototypical battered woman – in other words, someone who does not conform to society’s idea of such women, they were seen to have more control over the situation, which in legal terms can translate as a higher degree of guilt,» noted researcher Antonio Herrera.

Herrera and co-researchers Inmaculada Valor-Segura and Francisca Expósito say the findings highlight the need to increase training related to the handling of domestic violence cases for all law enforcement officers and police. «Their work is fundamental in the process and can be conditioned by external variables, such as physical attractiveness or stereotypical beliefs of domestic violence,» they conclude.

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