Using AI to Assess Rape Cases

Criminology Assistant Professor Rachel Lovell's research was recently published in the Journal of Criminal Justice. Her work focused on teaching a computer to detect innuendo (or signaling) about a victim's credibility in incident reports of rape. The study explored if the words expressed or not expressed, intentionally or not, influenced case progression and outcomes.

, and check out an infographic on the research below.

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