Lerner, M, & Simmons, CH. (1966). Observer reaction to the ‘innocent victim’: Compassion or rejection? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 4 (2): 203–210.
Carli, L.L. (1999). Cognitive reconstruction, hindsight, and reactions to victims and perpetrators. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 25, 966-979.
Lerner, M.J. & Miller, D.T. (1978). Just world research and the attribution process: Looking back and ahead. Psychological Bulletin, 85, 1030-1051.
I bet that a “related articles” search on ISI Web of Science for the Carli 1999 article will turn up some additional relevant, and hopefully more recent, papers.
Edit: Some additional references from Wiki page on Victim blaming
Janoffbulman, R. (1985). Cognitive biases in blaming the victim. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology 21: 161–178.
Maes, Jürgen (1994). Blaming the victim: Belief in control or belief in justice? Social Justice Research 7: 69–90.
McCaul, K. D.; Veltum, L. G.; Boyechko, V.; Crawford, J. J. (1990). Understanding Attributions of Victim Blame for Rape: Sex, Violence, and Foreseeability. Journal of Applied Social Psychology 20: 1–26.
Wikipedia has a page on Just-world phenomenon which lists the following references:
Lerner, M, & Simmons, CH. (1966). Observer reaction to the ‘innocent victim’: Compassion or rejection? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 4 (2): 203–210.
Carli, L.L. (1999). Cognitive reconstruction, hindsight, and reactions to victims and perpetrators. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 25, 966-979.
Lerner, M.J. & Miller, D.T. (1978). Just world research and the attribution process: Looking back and ahead. Psychological Bulletin, 85, 1030-1051.
I bet that a “related articles” search on ISI Web of Science for the Carli 1999 article will turn up some additional relevant, and hopefully more recent, papers.
Edit: Some additional references from Wiki page on Victim blaming
Janoffbulman, R. (1985). Cognitive biases in blaming the victim. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology 21: 161–178.
Maes, Jürgen (1994). Blaming the victim: Belief in control or belief in justice? Social Justice Research 7: 69–90.
McCaul, K. D.; Veltum, L. G.; Boyechko, V.; Crawford, J. J. (1990). Understanding Attributions of Victim Blame for Rape: Sex, Violence, and Foreseeability. Journal of Applied Social Psychology 20: 1–26.