Addie RodriguezJan 83 minViolent Video Games or Freedom of Speech? Killing, maiming, decapitating, dismembering. Would you want your children to partake in these activities? What if they could do so in a ...
Meghana GavirneniJan 33 minAre law schools prioritizing students' mental health?Attorneys suffer from significantly higher rates of stress, depression, substance abuse, and mental health problems than general adult an...
Rubi GonzalesDec 11, 20203 minThe Hidden Cost of the Bail SystemIf you were to think about jail, you might think it is filled with convicted criminals who pose a significant threat to public safety. Yo...
Priscila RodanteDec 4, 20203 minThe Age of Suggestibility: Can the Courts Trust a Child's Forensic Interview?Whenever a child is suspected to suffer from child abuse and neglect it is essential to obtain information from the child that could be h...
Vanessa RiveroNov 27, 20202 minDocumentation Status, Neighborhood Affluence, and Police Perception are InterlinkedDid you know that your attitude and perception of the criminal justice system can be influenced by the type of neighborhood you live in? ...
Brenda TorresNov 21, 20202 minLogistic v. Linear: Choosing the right model for your studyBehind most important scientific theory, major discovery, or breakthrough, there are data and statistical analyses. Researchers are frequ...
Aaron BalcazarNov 17, 20202 minJurors Can't Ignore Media BiasesHigh profile cases often attract a significant amount of media attention, which makes the process of jury selection insanely difficult. P...
cinthya MagallanesNov 7, 20202 minAre courts biased against self-represented people?Imagine you are going through a messy divorce. The judge tells you that you have the right to an attorney, but you don’t have enough mone...
Priscila RodanteOct 30, 20203 minCan You Tell the Difference Between Child Neglect and Poverty?Imagine your elementary-school-age daughter's best friend Destiny comes over after school one afternoon. You try to call her mom Tina, bu...
Addie RodriguezOct 23, 20203 min“Gisty” Intuition: How Jurors Generate AwardsWhat do jurors think about to generate damage awards? Step into the mock jury deliberation room with researchers Reed, Hans & Reyna to see
Brenda TorresOct 17, 20203 minMoving social psychology into the age of open scienceIt is 2011 and you’ve just read an article in the prestigious Journal of Personality and Social Psychology that seemed to offer statistic...
Vanessa RiveroOct 9, 20202 minInnocent but Criminal for LifeWhen someone is released from prison after being wrongfully convicted, what happens to them? Many might assume that after exoneration, so...
Aaron BalcazarOct 3, 20202 minJails and Prisons: COVID-19 Hotspots that need to be ContainedThe coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated many socioeconomic difficulties in our society. If you were lucky, you were able to stay home an...
cinthya MagallanesSep 25, 20201 minAre kids too immature to plea?If you were arrested right now, do you feel confident enough in your knowledge of the criminal justice system to navigate the arrest, ple...
Priscila RodanteSep 18, 20202 minMother Knows Best.... When She is Legally Informed Pretend that your favorite juvenile (child, other relative, friend) were arrested, would you know how to help them navigate the juvenile ...
Grace HanzelinSep 11, 20203 min“Jury of your peers”: A standard we aren’t currently meetingIf you were asked to describe the American justice system, how would you describe it? Does your description include the phrase “jury of p...
Rubi GonzalesSep 4, 20202 minCan we view police body cam evidence objectively? There has been a lot of focus in the country recently on the #BlackLivesMatter and the #DefundthePolice movements. Seeing videos capturin...
Vanessa RiveroAug 28, 20203 minEyewitness Identifications: How reliable are they really? How much can you trust your own eyes? If you were robbed, would you be able to correctly identify the perpetrator? According to psycholeg...
Brenda TorresAug 21, 20202 minDoes mathematical ability make you a better juror?Imagine you were called for jury duty and asked to decide a case where a pedestrian was hit by a car. It was clear the driver was neglige...
