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: Legal Theory BlogFindley on Cognitive Distortion & Conviction of the Innocent
By Lawrence Solum
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Keith A. Findley (University of Wisconsin Law School) has posted Tunnel Vision (CONVICTION OF THE INNOCENT: LESSONS FROM PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH, B. Cutler, ed., APA Press, 2010) on SSRN. Here is the abstract:- This book chapter examines the psychological research that helps explain the phenomenon of ?tunnel vision? in criminal cases that can lead to wrongful conviction of the innocent. It focuses, in particular, on the effects of such cognitive distortions as confirmation bias and hindsight bias, and situates them in the criminal justice system.
Full post as published by Legal Theory Blog on May 13, 2010 (boomark / email).
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