APS
2022 APS Annual Convention · 2022
Juror Beliefs, Knowledge, and Experiences with ASD Predict Decisions in a Capital Trial with a Defendant with ASD
- Chelsea Wessel Sloan
Fielding Graduate University - Janelle Bailey
Fielding Graduate University - Kristine Jacquin
Fielding Graduate University
Abstract
Mock jurors read a vignette about a defendant with ASD in a capital murder case. Participants’ beliefs, knowledge, and experiences with ASD significantly affected their decision-making regarding guiltiness and sentencing severity.
Decision Making
