Jailhouse Informants: Psychological and Legal Perspectives

(Part of the Psychology and Crime Series Series)

by Jeffrey S Neuschatz and Jeffrey S. Neuschatz

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Offers a new understanding of jailhouse informants and the role they play in wrongful convictions

Jailhouse informants--witnesses who testify in a criminal trial, often in exchange for some incentive--are particularly persuasive to jurors. A jailhouse informant usually claims to have heard the defendant confess to a crime while they were incarcerated together. Research shows that such testimony increases the likelihood of a guilty...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1479803308

ISBN13:9781479803309

Release Date:March 2022

Publisher:New York University Press

Length:208 Pages

Weight:0.97 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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Law Psychology Social Science Social Sciences

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Jailhouse Informants: Psychological and Legal Perspectives

(Part of the Psychology and Crime Series Series)

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