Effects of a Defendant's Age and Intelligence on Juror Perceptions of a Confession
False confessions are a leading cause of wrongful convictions. Defendants under the age of 18 or who have mental retardation are at a high risk of making false confessions. Participants read a short synopsis of a hypothetical robbery and trial. They then answered several questions as jurors. The age...
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Scholarship @ Claremont
2012
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| Online Access: | http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/327 http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1333&context=cmc_theses |