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

Nuñez, Narina; Myers, Bryan; Schweitzer, Kimberly; Wilkowski, Benjamin M.

doi:10.1177/0093854816689809

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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Authors:	Nuñez, Narina (Author) ; Myers, Bryan (Author) ; Schweitzer, Kimberly (Author) ; Wilkowski, Benjamin M. (Author)
Format:	Electronic Article
Language:	English
Published:	[2017]
In:	Criminal justice and behavior Year: 2017, Volume: 44, Issue: 6, Pages: 862-886
Online Access:	Presumably Free Access Volltext (Resolving-System)
Check availability:	HBZ Gateway
Keywords:	Emotions and decision making Juror decision making Victim impact statements