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The Impact Of Trial Evidence On Juror Decision-Making, Jeremy Shifton
The Impact Of Trial Evidence On Juror Decision-Making, Jeremy Shifton
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
It is widely accepted that a confession is one of the most incriminating piece of evidence that can be presented in a criminal case (Kassin & Neumann, 1997). However, little prior research has examined the impact of situational characteristics (e.g., length of interrogation, how recently suspect has slept, etc.) of the interrogation and resulting confession. While police tactics and personal characteristics are known to impact perceptions of the resulting confession, little is known about how aspects of an interrogation might impact the perceptions of jurors. In three studies, this dissertation seeks to determine how mock jurors' perceptions of evidence strength …