The Role of Eyewitness Identification Speed on Plea Outcomes
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- Khairalla, Annmarie; Wilford, Miko; Douglass, Amy; Berube, Ryanne
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- FOS: Psychology
Cognition and Perception
mental disorders
Cognitive Psychology
behavior and behavior mechanisms
Psychology
Legal Studies
social sciences
Social and Behavioral Sciences
humanities
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The purpose of this research is to examine the effects of the speed at which an eyewitness makes an identification and guilt status on mock defendants’ likelihood of accepting a guilty plea in a mock-crime simulation.