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Improving the Effectiveness of Suspect Interrogations by Meissner, Christian A, Kelly, Christopher E, Woestehoff, Skye A

“…The past two decades of research on interrogation were spurred, in large part, by the specter of false confessions and the resulting miscarriages of justice…”
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Effects of false-evidence ploys and expert testimony on jurors, juries, and judges by Woody, William Douglas, Stewart, Joshua M., Forrest, Krista D., Camacho, Lourdes Janet, Woestehoff, Skye A., Provenza, Karlee R., Walker, Alexis T., Powner, Steven J.

“…Triers of fact evaluated trial materials involving disputed confessions, false-evidence ploys (FEPs) during interrogation, and expert testimony. In two…”
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Juror Sensitivity to False Confession Risk Factors: Dispositional vs. Situational Attributions for a Confession by Woestehoff, Skye A., Meissner, Christian A.

“…Research on jurors' perceptions of confession evidence suggests that jurors may not be sensitive to factors that can influence the reliability of a confession…”
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Guilty Plea Hearings in Juvenile and Criminal Court by Redlich, Allison D., Domagalski, Kirsten, Woestehoff, Skye A., Dezember, Amy, Quas, Jodi A.

“…Objective: In guilty plea hearings, judges must determine whether defendants' plea decisions were made knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily. Little is…”
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Plea validity in circuit court: judicial colloquies in misdemeanor vs. felony charges by Dezember, Amy, Luna, Samantha, Woestehoff, Skye A., Stoltz, Megan, Manley, Melissa, Quas, Jodi A., Redlich, Allison D.

“…Since the majority of criminal cases end in a guilty pleas, there is growing research on issues related to the plea process, including ways in which the court…”
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A Survey of Potential Jurors' Perceptions of Interrogations and Confessions by Mindthoff, Amelia, Evans, Jacqueline R, Perez, Gissel, Woestehoff, Skye A, Olaguez, Alma P, Klemfuss, J. Zoe, Normile, Christopher J, Scherr, Kyle C, Carlucci, Marianna E, Carol, Rolando N, Meissner, Christian A, Michael, Stephen W, Russano, Melissa B, Stocks, Eric L, Vallano, Jonathan P, Woody, William Douglas

“…Confessions represent one of the most influential types of evidence, and research has shown that mock jurors often fail to dismiss unreliable confession…”
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Juror Perceptions of Intoxicated Suspects’ Interrogation-Related Behaviors by Mindthoff, Amelia, Evans, Jacqueline R., Perez, Gissel, Woestehoff, Skye A., Olaguez, Alma P., Klemfuss, J. Zoe, Vallano, Jonathan P., Woody, William Douglas, Normile, Christopher J., Scherr, Kyle C., Carlucci, Marianna E., Carol, Rolando N., Hayes, Timothy, Meissner, Christian A., Michael, Stephen W., Russano, Melissa B., Stocks, Eric L.

“…Alcohol-intoxicated suspects’ confessions are admissible in U.S. courts; however, it is unknown how jurors evaluate such confessions. Study 1 assessed…”
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An Empirical Evaluation of Intelligence-gathering Interrogation Techniques from the United States Army Field Manual by Evans, Jacqueline R., Houston, Kate A., Meissner, Christian A., Ross, Amy B., LaBianca, Julia R., Woestehoff, Skye A., Kleinman, Steven M.

“…Summary Despite growing interest in intelligence interviewing, there is little empirical research directly addressing interrogations conducted with the goal of…”
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Legal Professionals' Perceptions of Juvenile Engagement in the Plea Process by Woestehoff, Skye A, Redlich, Allison D, Cathcart, Elizabeth J, Quas, Jodi A

“…Criminal and juvenile court cases are often resolved through plea bargaining. Although the courts have decreed that plea decisions must be made knowingly,…”
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"it's (not) your fault": The influence of blame mitigation versus guilt induction on true and false confessions by Woestehoff, Skye A

“…False confessions remain an important problem facing the criminal justice system. Practitioners assert that blame mitigation techniques can minimize suspects’…”
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An Empirical Evaluation of Intelligence-gathering Interrogation Techniques from the United States Army Field Manual: Information gathering in law enforcement and intelligence settings: Advancing theory and practice by EVANS, Jacqueline R, HOUSTON, Kate A, MEISSNER, Christian A, ROSS, Amy B, LABIANCA, Julia R, WOESTEHOFF, Skye A, KLEINMAN, Steven M

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The influence of case-specific expert testimony on juror sensitivity to confession evidence by Woestehoff, Skye A

“…Research on the effect of expert testimony has resulted in incongruent findings. Expert testimony has been shown to lead to sensitivity, by educating…”
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