Keterangan korban sangat penting dalam memastikan keberhasilan penuntutan kasus dugaan pemerkosaan yang minim barang bukti. Literatur telah menunjukkan bahwa terdapat karakteristik keterangan korban tertentu yang dianggap kurang kredibel daripada yang lain. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji pengaruh informasi hubungan korban-pelaku terhadap persepsi kredibilitas kasus perkosaan. Sebanyak 130 partisipan mahasiswa fakultas hukum dan perguruan tinggi ilmu kepolisian dengan rentang usia 17-30 tahun (M = 24.02; SD = 3.67) berpartisipasi dalam penelitian ini. Persepsi kredibilitas diukur melalui daftar pertanyaan yang diadaptasi dari penelitian Sumampouw dkk (2022). Informasi hubungan korban-pelaku dimanipulasi ke dalam kondisi stranger rape dan acquaintance rape. Hasil analisis independent sample t-test menunjukkan bahwa menunjukkan bahwa kasus stranger rape tidak secara signifikan dipersepsikan lebih kredibel dibandingkan kasus acquaintaince rape.

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Victims' statements are critical in ensuring successful legal prosecution of alleged rape cases that lack evidence. Literature has demonstrated that certain characteristics of rape victims' statements are considered less credible than others. This study aims to examine the effect of the victim-perpetrator relationship on the perceived credibility of rape allegation cases. A total of 130 law and police academy (STIK-PTIK) students with an age range of 17-30 years old (M = 24.02; SD = 3.67) participated in this study. Perceived credibility is measured through a list of questions adapted from a study by Sumampouw et al (2022). Information on the victim-perpetrator relationship is manipulated across stranger and acquaintance rape conditions. Independent sample t-test analysis showed that stranger rape is not significantly perceived as more credible than acquaintance rape.