APS
31st APS Annual Convention · 2019
The Netflix Effect: Does Documentary Style Media Influence Juror Decision-Making?
- Patricia Sanchez
John Jay College of Criminal Justice - Patricia Sanchez
The Graduate Center, CUNY - Aria Amrom
John Jay College of Criminal Justice - Aria Amrom
The Graduate Center, CUNY - Saul Kassin
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Abstract
Research shows that documentary crime media is on the rise. Results of a two-part study show that interrogation knowledge predicts more guilty verdicts, weaker judgments of the prosecution’s case, and lower estimates of false confessions. Does documentary crime media effectively educate people on interrogations?
Forensic/Criminal Justice
