APS
31st APS Annual Convention · 2019
Types of Moral Disengagement Most Influential with Mock Jurors
- Kethera Fogler
James Madison University - Melanie Shoup-Knox
James Madison University - Amanda Powell
James Madison University - JoAnne Brewster
James Madison University - Kathryn Hogan
James Madison University - Stephanie Mangan
James Madison University - Branden Benza
James Madison University
Abstract
Research suggests that using moral disengagement strategies helps jurors distance themselves from a decision that would result in giving the death sentence. To our knowledge this is the first study to systematically alter actual trial transcripts to investigate which type of moral disengagement language is most influential.
Forensic/Criminal Justice
