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Who is to Blame? The Impact of Race, Age, and Victimization Disclosure on the Blameworthiness of Human Trafficking Victims

abstract: This study examined the effects of victim characteristics and past life experiences on attributions of blame to human trafficking victims in hypothetical scenarios. Specifically, this study investigates the main and interaction effects of the victim’s race, age, and victimization disclosure on outsider’s perceptions of blameworthiness. A factorial vignette survey that provided information about a victim altering her race (Black or White), current age (15 or 21), and availability of victimization disclosure was given to a university-based sample (N = 592). Utilizing three-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) for the analysis, the results showed that the main effects of the victim’s age and victimization disclosure significantly influenced attributions of blame. The results also indicated that there are significant two-way and three-way interactions. The conclusion highlights the importance of these findings as well as avenues for future research and potential programming. / Dissertation/Thesis / Masters Thesis Criminology and Criminal Justice 2020

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:asu.edu/item:57289
Date January 2020
ContributorsPuckett, Audrey Lynn (Author), Maguire, Edward (Advisor), Fox, Kate (Committee member), Roe-Sepowitz, Dominique (Committee member), Arizona State University (Publisher)
Source SetsArizona State University
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeMasters Thesis
Format76 pages
Rightshttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

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