Are We Blind to Innocence?
Abstract
Why do lawyers, judges, and other key actors in the criminal justice system sometimes fail to fulfill their obligations? There are many plausible answers, such as the influence of perverse incentives, inaequate training, the lack of resources. One possible source of malfunction is cognitive error. In this column we address a particular type of cognitive error arising from the fact that many of the people in the criminal justice system are repeat players engaged in the mass processing of guilty defendants.
Keywords
Criminal, Criminal, Innocence
Publication Date
2009
Document Type
Article
Place of Original Publication
Criminal Justice
Publication Information
24 (1) Criminal Justice 49 (2009)
Repository Citation
Joy, Peter A. and McMunigal, Kevin C., "Are We Blind to Innocence?" (2009). Faculty Publications. 840.
https://scholarlycommons.law.case.edu/faculty_publications/840
