Article ; Online: Innocence in the shadow of COVID-19: Plea decision making during a pandemic.
Journal of experimental psychology. Applied
2021 Volume 27, Issue 4, Page(s) 739–750
Abstract: ... of the COVID-19 pandemic on plea decision making among the innocent and the guilty when faced with potential ... false guilty pleas, further analyses indicated that concerns about COVID-19 weighed more heavily ... on their decision to plead guilty. The current research employed a novel computer simulation to examine the impact ...
| Abstract | Over 95% of criminal convictions in the United States are the result of guilty pleas. Consequently, it is critical that we ensure the process of pleading guilty is as free of coercion as possible. Yet, research has indicated that incarcerating defendants to await trial could have an undue influence on their decision to plead guilty. The current research employed a novel computer simulation to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on plea decision making among the innocent and the guilty when faced with potential pretrial detention. While presenting COVID-related information to participants increased both true and false guilty pleas, further analyses indicated that concerns about COVID-19 weighed more heavily on the innocent than the guilty. These findings illustrate the negative impact a pandemic could have in combination with a system of pleas that often allows prosecutors to provide defendants with just one guaranteed respite from jail-a guilty plea. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved). |
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| MeSH term(s) | COVID-19 ; Computer Simulation ; Criminal Law ; Decision Making ; Humans ; Pandemics ; SARS-CoV-2 ; United States |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2021-06-17 |
| Publishing country | United States |
| Document type | Journal Article |
| ZDB-ID | 2103149-6 |
| ISSN | 1939-2192 ; 1076-898X |
| ISSN (online) | 1939-2192 |
| ISSN | 1076-898X |
| DOI | 10.1037/xap0000367 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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