Faison et al. (2023) found that participants reacted more favorably to Black exonerees than to White exonerees. This may be explained by the fact that Black exonerees are more likely to have faced injustices within the legal system. Read more here: doi.org/10.1037/lhb000…

New study with Allison Redlich! Using exoneration data, we find the presence of a false confession increases the likelihood of prosecutors withholding exculpatory evidence Criminology, Law and Society at Mason onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/17…

New article 🚨 Using a sample of 1055 stolen data products across 40 vendors on the Open & #DarkWeb, I examined whether different product & vendor behaviors predicted vendors’ trustworthiness as reflected in their price point. Criminology & Public Policy Criminology, Law and Society at Mason onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/17…

🆕 #SystematicReview finds that contrary to what is intended, schools with school-based law enforcement (SBLE) have higher rates of crime and behaviour problems than schools without SBLE. Read a plain language summary of the review findings ⬇️ campbellcollaboration.org/better-evidenc…

the procedural due process concerns associated with the naughty/nice list are insane

New study with Hayley Cleary and Ray Bull is out! With a sample of individuals currently incarcerated in the U.S., we find humane interrogation strategies increase suspects' likelihood of confessing, cooperating, and disclosing incriminating information. doi.org/10.1177/009385…

New research led by CLS doctoral student Talley Bettens finds that humane interrogation strategies increase suspects' likelihood of confessing, cooperating, and disclosing incriminating information. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…

Talley Bettens (Criminology, Law and Society at Mason): Audit study of false confessors applying for actual jobs. Exonerees got fewer callbacks than controls, regardless of cause. #APLS2024

Congrats to CLS doctoral student Talley Bettens! She has received a 2024 Mentoring Excellence Award from Mason OSCAR! cls.gmu.edu/articles/20550

New article in Psychology, Public Policy & Law! Super excited about this one, which was my doctoral qualifying paper and is my first sole-author piece 🥳

I’m also excited to share that my article, ‘Stuck in Limbo: “Freedom” Under the Shadow of a Wrongful Conviction,’ co-authored with Dr. Robert Norris, has just been published in the Virginia Journal of Criminal Law! 👇🏽 acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc…

I’ll just say that this is my most important piece to date. I’m hopeful that something positive will come out of this article.

📢 We are excited to celebrate Andrew for his remarkable academic achievement in being published in the Virginia Journal of Criminal Law. acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc…

New research from CLS doctoral candidate Arden Richards-Karamarkovich and CLS prof Janani Umamaheswar explores how formerly incarcerated mothers construct maternal memories. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…

CLS doctoral candidate Talley Bettens' article on school disciplinary practices in PsychPP&Law was recently featured as an "Editor's Choice" selection by APA Journals. Free access for 30 days: psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/2024-…

New article with Hayley Cleary! We examined defense attorneys’ perspectives about and experiences with juvenile interrogations, including the role of parents, the impact of confessions, and the unique context of in-school interrogations. Check it out ‼️ tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…