Reluctant to embrace innocence: an experimental test of persevering culpability judgments on people’s willingness to support reintegration services for exonerees

People are hesitant to fully support reintegration efforts (e.g., opportunities to receive psychological counseling, career counseling, job training, housing assistance, educational opportunities, financial compensation) to help exonerees wrongfully convicted of a crime. However, underlying reasons...

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Autor principal: Scherr, Kyle C. (Autor)
Otros Autores: Normile, Christopher J. ; Sarmiento, Maria Camila
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2018
En: Journal of experimental criminology
Año: 2018, Volumen: 14, Número: 4, Páginas: 529-538
Acceso en línea: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Palabras clave:
Wrongful convictions
Belief perseverance
Stereotypes
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Sumario:People are hesitant to fully support reintegration efforts (e.g., opportunities to receive psychological counseling, career counseling, job training, housing assistance, educational opportunities, financial compensation) to help exonerees wrongfully convicted of a crime. However, underlying reasons motivating people’s hesitancy remain unaddressed. This research examined the influence of being wrongfully convicted of a race stereotypic-consistent crime on people’s judgments of exonerees’ culpability and willingness to support reintegration programs.
ISSN:1572-8315
DOI:10.1007/s11292-017-9306-2