APS

31st APS Annual Convention · 2019

The Netflix Effect: Does Documentary Style Media Influence Juror Decision-Making?

Washington, DC · May 2019

Poster · Social

Session: Poster Session VI

Authors

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