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Getting After The “Dark Figure” Of Reid: A Meta-Analysis, Douglas A. Coolidge
Getting After The “Dark Figure” Of Reid: A Meta-Analysis, Douglas A. Coolidge
Masters Theses
Much research has been done, which aims at the use of the Reid Technique in the interrogation room. The technique, named after Reid and Inbrau, uses an aggressive presumption of guilt tactic that has been blamed for the unconstitutional coercion of criminal confession. Those that argue against the use of the technique are typically proponents of the cognitive technique, an interrogation model that eschews the aggressive “finger-pointing” of the Reid technique in favor of more friendly interactions, where the suspect is set up to tell their side of the story freely. Should they be attempting to lie during a cognitive …
An Examination And Critique Of The Compatibility And Coherence Of Brian Leiter’S Naturalized Jurisprudence With The American Legal Framework, Michael L. Keck
An Examination And Critique Of The Compatibility And Coherence Of Brian Leiter’S Naturalized Jurisprudence With The American Legal Framework, Michael L. Keck
Masters Theses
In this thesis I argue Brian Leiter’s vision for a naturalized jurisprudence stands in problematic tension with critical facets of objective morality presupposed by the American legal system. Leiter makes the case for the naturalization of jurisprudence through adherence to his version of a naturalistic epistemology. Though Leiter explicitly rejects moral realism—and embraces elements of legal positivism—he acquiesces to the notion that judges sometimes utilize non-legal, “moral reasons,” when deciding cases. Leiter suggests that any moral “knowledge” that may influence the process of adjudication should be delivered by the hard sciences. I suggest Leiter’s epistemological naturalism is incapable of providing …