APS

29th APS Annual Convention · 2017

Testing Alternatives to Juror Rehabilitation: Knowledge and Attitudes Change but Not Verdicts

Boston, MA · May 2017

Poster Session · Social

  • Gabrielle Bate-Matchett
    University of North Carolina Wilmington
  • Kristina Lamb
    University of North Carolina Wilmington
  • Lydia Stellwag
    University of North Carolina Wilmington
  • Faith Hanegraaff
    University of North Carolina Wilmington
  • Len Lecci
    University of North Carolina Wilmington

Abstract

291 participants in a nation-wide study served as mock jurors in an insanity defense trial, and were randomly assigned to standard rehabilitation, altered rehabilitation (use and success insanity defense statistics), and control conditions. The altered rehabilitation condition had more accurate estimates of use/success, more favorable attitudes, but fewer NGRI verdicts.

Judgment and Decision Making

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