The Impact of Angry Versus Sad Victim Impact Statements on Mock Jurors’ Sentencing Decisions in a Capital Trial

The present study tested the effects of angry and sad victim impact statements (VIS) on jury eligible participants’ decisions. Death qualified participants (N = 581) watched the penalty phase of a capital trial that varied the presence and emotional content of the VIS (angry, sad, or no VIS) along w...

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1. VerfasserIn: Nuñez, Narina (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Myers, Bryan ; Schweitzer, Kimberly ; Wilkowski, Benjamin M.
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: [2017]
In: Criminal justice and behavior
Jahr: 2017, Band: 44, Heft: 6, Seiten: 862-886
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