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Vol.24/No.6 November 2012 Archive
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“Only the Guilty Would Confess to Crimes” : Understanding the Mystery of False Confessions
by Douglas L. Keene, Ph.D. and Rita R. Handrich, Ph.D.Posted on November 28, 2012 | 22 CommentsWhy would anyone confess to a serious crime they did not commit? It doesn't make sense to us! And yet, it happens. Here's why. -
False Confessions: “I Can’t Believe I Said That”
by Diane WileyPosted on November 28, 2012 | 2 CommentsWhat do you need to include in that supplemental jury questionnaire (SJQ) for a false confessions case? -
Book Review: Police Interrogations and False Confessions: Current Research, Practice, and Policy Recommendations
by Rita R. Handrich, Ph.D.Posted on November 28, 2012 | 2 CommentsWant one place to find the vast majority of research on false confessions? This is it! -
Disability Wrongs, Disability Rights
by Steven E. Perkel, DSW, LCSW and Paul J. Tobin, MSW and James Weisman, JDPosted on November 28, 2012 | 15 CommentsHow biases against people with disabilities were written into law historically and still practiced today. How do we move forward? -
Abstract Thinking Reduces Conservatives’ Prejudice Against Stigmatized Groups
by Jamie B. Luguri and Jaime L. Napier, PhD and John F. Dovidio, PhDPosted on November 28, 2012 | 6 CommentsAre there strategies you can use to reduce bias conservative jurors may have toward "non-normative" groups? Why, yes. -
Favorite Things: The Mona iPad Stand and Evernote
by ASTC Member Trial ConsultantsPosted on November 28, 2012 | 1 CommentImprove your efficiency (and failing memory) and look good while you do it! Two Favorite Things. -
Musings from the Deliberation Room: The Impact of Humor on Juror Decision-Making
by Jaime Bochantin, Ph.D.Posted on November 28, 2012 | No CommentsHow humor helps (or hinders) deliberations and how you can use humor style in voir dire. -
Media Exposure, Juror Decision-Making, and the Availability Heuristic
by Judith Platania, PhD and Jessica CrawfordPosted on November 28, 2012 | 11 CommentsAre jurors able to set aside what they heard previously from the media as they deliberate on your case? -
Note From the Editor
by Rita R. Handrich, Ph.D.Posted on November 28, 2012 | 1 CommentWhat's in this issue and celebration of two ASTC member blawgs inclusion in the 6th Annual ABA 100!