Doctoral Dissertation Research: Exploring Psychological Mechanisms Underlying Plea Bargaining Decisions

博士论文研究：探索辩诉交易决策背后的心理机制

• 批准号: 1823500
• 负责人: Margaret Bull Kovera
• 金额: $ 1.9万
• 依托单位: CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-09-01 至 2023-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1823500&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Research; Exploring; Psychological

Title: Doctoral Dissertation Research: Exploring Psychological Mechanism Underlying Plea Bargaining Decisions Abstract: Approximately 95% of criminal convictions are resolved through guilty pleas, in which a defendant admits guilt and waives his constitutional right to a jury trial in exchange for a reduced punishment. Although the Supreme Court has ruled that plea deals are not inherently coercive, this project will test whether the plea-bargaining system is coercive by identifying factors that might hinder defendants? ability to make objective plea decisions. Using an experimental approach, the project will examine whether interrogation tactics, such as those that are designed to provide suspects with misinformation, influence plea decisions; as well, the project will examine the effect of anxiety and guilt on defendant's plea decisions. This project will consist of two experimental studies. The first study will employ online participants to examine how individuals make plea decisions using hypothetical scenarios in which the guilt or innocence of the defendant, as well as the interrogation tactics, are varied. The second study will employ undergraduate students who will be placed in situations involving real consequences, and where questioning techniques of the students are manipulated, to determine their likelihood of choosing plea deals. This project will contribute to the body of research on the influence of interrogation techniques on the plea-bargaining process and the circumstances under which criminal defendants waive their right to a trial in favor of a plea deal.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

标题：博士学位论文研究：探索辩诉交易决定的心理机制摘要：大约95％的刑事定罪是通过有罪的请求解决的，在该请求中，被告承认有罪，并放弃了宪法权利的陪审团审判，以换取减少惩罚。尽管最高法院裁定认罪协议不是固有的强制性，但该项目将通过确定可能阻碍被告的因素来测试认罪制度是否具有强制性？能够做出客观认罪决策的能力。使用实验方法，该项目将检查审讯策略（例如旨在为犯罪嫌疑人提供错误信息）的审讯策略是否影响辩诉决定；同样，该项目将研究焦虑和内gui对被告的辩诉决定的影响。该项目将包括两项实验研究。第一项研究将雇用在线参与者使用假设的情况来研究个人如何做出认罪决定，在这种情况下，被告的内gui或无罪以及审讯策略的变化。第二项研究将雇用本科生，这些学生将被置于涉及实际后果的情况下，并操纵学生的质疑技巧，以确定他们选择认罪交易的可能性。该项目将有助于研究审讯技术对辩辩护过程的影响的研究，以及刑事被告在审判中放弃审理权的权利而有利于认罪协议的情况。这项奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是通过基金会的智力和更广泛影响的评估来评估的支持，并被认为是值得的。