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Criminogenic Risks Of Interrogation, Margareth Etienne, Richard Mcadams Apr 2023

Criminogenic Risks Of Interrogation, Margareth Etienne, Richard Mcadams

Indiana Law Journal

In the United States, moral minimization is a pervasive police interrogation tactic in which the detective minimizes the moral seriousness and harm of the offense, suggesting that anyone would have done the same thing under the circumstances, and casting blame away from the offender and onto the victim or society. The goal of these minimizations is to reinforce the guilty suspect’s own rationalizations or “neutralizations” of the crime. The official theory—posited in the police training manuals that recommend the tactic—is that minimizations encourage confessions by lowering the guilt or shame of associated with confessing to the crime. Yet the same …


"Why Rebottle The Genie?": Capitalizing On Closure In Death Penalty Proceedings, Jody L. Madeira Oct 2010

"Why Rebottle The Genie?": Capitalizing On Closure In Death Penalty Proceedings, Jody L. Madeira

Indiana Law Journal

Closure, though a term with great rhetorical force in the capital punishment context, has to date evaded systematic analysis, instead becoming embroiled in ideological controversy. For victims who have rubbed the rights lamp for years, inclusion in capital proceedings and accompanying closure opportunities are perceived as a force with the potential to grant wishes of peace and finality. Scholars, however, argue for rebottling the closure genie lest closure itself prove false or its pursuit violate a defendant's constitutional rights. In order to effectively appraise the relationship of closure to criminal jurisprudence, however, and thus to decide whether and to what …


A Psychologist's Perspective On Capital Juries, Steven J. Sherman Jan 2005

A Psychologist's Perspective On Capital Juries, Steven J. Sherman

Indiana Law Journal

Symposium: Toward A Model Death Penalty Code: The Massachusetts Governor's Council Report.


The Capital Jury Project: The Role Of Responsibility And How Psychology Can Inform The Law, Steven J. Sherman Oct 1995

The Capital Jury Project: The Role Of Responsibility And How Psychology Can Inform The Law, Steven J. Sherman

Indiana Law Journal

Symposium: The Capital Jury Project


The Death Penalty Dialogue Between Law And Social Science (Symposium Keynote Address), David C. Baldus Oct 1995

The Death Penalty Dialogue Between Law And Social Science (Symposium Keynote Address), David C. Baldus

Indiana Law Journal

Symposium: The Capital Jury Project


Origins Of Crime: A New Evaluation Of The Cambridge Somerville Youth Study, By William Mccord, Joan Mccord, And Irving Kenneth Zola, Alfred R. Lindesmith Apr 1960

Origins Of Crime: A New Evaluation Of The Cambridge Somerville Youth Study, By William Mccord, Joan Mccord, And Irving Kenneth Zola, Alfred R. Lindesmith

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Police And Law In A Democratic Society, Jerome Hall Jan 1953

Police And Law In A Democratic Society, Jerome Hall

Indiana Law Journal

This paper consists of three public lectures delivered at the University of Chicago Law School on July 15, 22, and 23, 1952, as part of a conference on Police and Racial Tensions.


Social Meaning Of Legal Concepts - Criminal Guilt, Jerome Hall Oct 1950

Social Meaning Of Legal Concepts - Criminal Guilt, Jerome Hall

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.