From devil’s advocate to crime fighter: confirmation bias and debiasing techniques in prosecutorial decision-making
This research examines the role of confirmation bias in prosecutorial decisions before, during and after the prosecution. It also evaluates whether confirmation bias is reduced by changing the decision maker between arrest and prosecution. In Experiment 1, Swedish prosecutors (N = 40) assessed 8 sce...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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2019
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Psychology, crime & law
Year: 2019, Volume: 25, Issue: 5, Pages: 494-526 |
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