Competency of kids in the courtroom
What comes to mind when you think about the juvenile court system? People might envision it as a less serious, more lenient version of...
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Is a jury of students like a jury of peers?
Jury simulations composed of college students are often used as a tool for legal, behavioral, and psychological research. The question...
Do more inclusive workplaces have better anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ+ employees?
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects individuals from discrimination of race, color, religion, national origin, and sex within the...
Connecting Research with Policy: How Do We Bridge the Gap?
The field of empirical research is about understanding and improving the world. But how does that research inform policymaking-- if at all?
JUSTice in juries
Jury duty has often been seen as the hallmark of good citizenship. In fact, serving on a jury can actually increase positive feelings...
Violent 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...
Are law schools prioritizing students' mental health?
Attorneys suffer from significantly higher rates of stress, depression, substance abuse, and mental health problems than general adult...
The Hidden Cost of the Bail System
If you were to think about jail, you might think it is filled with convicted criminals who pose a significant threat to public safety....
The 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...
Documentation Status, Neighborhood Affluence, and Police Perception are Interlinked
Did you know that your attitude and perception of the criminal justice system can be influenced by the type of neighborhood you live in?...
Logistic v. Linear: Choosing the right model for your study
Behind most important scientific theory, major discovery, or breakthrough, there are data and statistical analyses. Researchers are...
Jurors Can't Ignore Media Biases
High profile cases often attract a significant amount of media attention, which makes the process of jury selection insanely difficult....
Are 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...
Can 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,...
“Gisty” Intuition: How Jurors Generate Awards
What do jurors think about to generate damage awards? Step into the mock jury deliberation room with researchers Reed, Hans & Reyna to see
Moving social psychology into the age of open science
It is 2011 and you’ve just read an article in the prestigious Journal of Personality and Social Psychology that seemed to offer...
Innocent but Criminal for Life
When someone is released from prison after being wrongfully convicted, what happens to them? Many might assume that after exoneration,...
Jails and Prisons: COVID-19 Hotspots that need to be Contained
The coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated many socioeconomic difficulties in our society. If you were lucky, you were able to stay home...
Are 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,...
Mother Knows Best.... When She is Legally Informed
Review of Mothers’ Legal Knowledge and Juvenile Arrests by Cavanaugh, Paruk & Cauffman (2020)
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