The impact of the #metoo movement on language at court a text-based causal inference approach

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• What: This study assesses the effect of the #MeToo movement on the language used in judicial opinions on sexual violence related cases from 51 U.S. state and federal appellate courts. The study introduces various indicators to quantify the extent to which actors in courtrooms employ language that implicitly shifts responsibility away from the perpetrator and onto the victim. The first indicator represents a novel approach based on findings from the field of psychology and will be the primary focus here. The study reveals that describing the scene primarily in the passive voice (with the victim as . . .
  

   

  

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