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October 2, 2025Behavioral Sciences & the Law

Consent Myths and Norm Violation Responses: Reconceptualizing Rape Myth Theory in Sexual Assault Sentencing in China

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YPYali PengXYXiaohong Yu

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Overview

This analysis reveals sentencing disparities linked to consent myths and norm violation responses in China.

Key Points

  • Consent myths lead to sentencing discounts of 5%–9% for acquaintance and intimate partner cases, while norm violations induce longer sentences for familial cases.
  • Analyzing 7701 Chinese rape case judgments demonstrates the opposing effects of consent myths and norm violation responses in sentencing.
  • The study introduces a dual-structure framework explaining cross-cultural patterns in sentencing, emphasizing the roles of female education and provincial modernization.
  • Interactions with lay assessors create 'accidental equity', altering sentencing related to relationship-based disparities and myth influences.

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Peng et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68de68ea83cbc991d0a21341https://doi.org/10.1002/bsl.70016
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