Child Maltreatment Evidence & Jurors Emotions in Capital Cases

OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints) 2026 Preprint

Authors: Natalie S. Gordon, Klaudia Zuraw
Cited by: 0

Abstract

This protocol examines how the discrete emotions (e.g., anger, empathy, sadness) aroused by evidence of a defendant's history of child maltreatment influences jurors' sentencing decisions in death penalty cases.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Jury Decision Making Processes Psychopathy Forensic Psychiatry Sexual Offending Deception detection and forensic psychology

Publication details

Journal / source
OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints)
Publication date
2 March 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Preprint