Given the well-documented risks associated with confession evidence, we examined how confessions influence lay perceptions of culpability, alongside other common forms of evidence. We hypothesized ...

Humans often choose the fastest and frugal way to accomplish tasks—offenders are no exception. Decades of research have shown that crimes, including serial murders, are typically committed near ...

We examined potential housing discrimination against exonerees with mental illness in the Canadian rental market. We sent inquiries to landlords advertising apartments online across Canada, using s...

Canadian potential jurors (N = 377) were surveyed about their perceptions of police interrogation practices, confession evidence, and factors contributing to false confessions. Most respondents (85...

Canadian potential jurors (N = 377) were surveyed about their perceptions of police interrogation practices, confession evidence, and factors contributing to false confessions. Most respondents (85...

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Background & Aims We examined the effect of falsely balanced messages on perceptions of expert consensus about non-verbal lie detection and whether forewarning inoculates people against the fake deb.....

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