APS
30th APS Annual Convention · 2018
Educating Jurors As an Alternative to Rehabilitation: Changing Attitudes on the Insanity Defense
- Gabrielle Bate-Matchett
University of North Carolina Wilmington - Emily Lyster
University of North Carolina Wilmington - Paige Humphrey
University of North Carolina Wilmington - Melissa Pendergraph
University of North Carolina Wilmington - Kristina Lamb
University of North Carolina Wilmington - Len Lecci
The University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Abstract
Participants educated by a judge on the infrequency with which the insanity defense is used and is successful were compared to standard rehabilitation and control. Despite having more accurate information, those receiving the augmented education were more likely to render a guilty verdict and had greater confidence in that verdict.
Judgment and Decision Making
