APS
31st APS Annual Convention · 2019
Do Judicial Instructions Aid in Distinguishing between Reliable and Unreliable Jailhouse Informants?
- Morgan Peterson
Illinois State University - Kathryn Flinchum
Roanoke College - Stacy Wetmore
Roanoke College - Jeffrey Neuschatz
The University of Alabama in Huntsville - Melanie Fessinger
University of Nebraska - Lincoln - Brian Bornstein
University of Nebraska-Lincoln - Jonathan Golding
University of Kentucky
Abstract
Jailhouse informants are a prominent source of wrongful conviction with the least amount of oversight. The current study investigated whether judicial instructions could aid jurors in differentiating reliable from unreliable informants. We examined verdict rates and evaluations of the jailhouse informant.
Forensic/Criminal Justice
