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Dangerous decisions: A theoretical framework for understanding how judges assess credibility in the courtroom

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Porter, Stephen Brinke, Leanne Ten
Copyright Year	2009
Abstract	Purpose. Numerous wrongful convictions have brought into question the ability of judges and juries to accurately evaluate the credibility of witnesses, including defendants. Dangerous decisions theor y( DDT) offers at heoretical framework to build our understanding of the decision-making process that can culminate in such injustices. Arguments. According to DDT ,t he reading of ad efendant' sf ace and emotional expressions pla ya major role in initiating as eries of 'dangerous' decisions concerning his/her credibility .S pecifically ,p otent judgments of trustworthiness occur rapidly upon seeing ad efendant' sf ace ,s ubjectively experienced as intuition. Originally evolved to reduce the danger to the observer ,t he initial judgment –w hich ma yb eu nreliable –w ill be enduring and have ap owerful influence on the interpretation and assimilation of incoming evidence concerning the defendant. Ensuing inferences will be irrational, but rationalized by the decision maker throug hh is/he rs ubjective schemas about trustworthiness and heuristics for identifying deceptiv eb ehaviour .F acilitated by a high level of motivation, an on-critical, tunnel vision assimilation of potentially disconfirming or ambiguous target information can culminate in am istaken evaluation of guilt or innocence. Conclusions. Empirically based education and responsibl ee xper tt estimon yc ould serve to reduce such biases and improve legal decision-making.
Starting Page	119
Ending Page	134
Page Count	16
File Format	PDF HTM / HTML
DOI	10.1348/135532508X281520
Volume Number	14
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://www.safetylit.org/citations/ild_request_form.php?article_id=citjournalarticle_371068_38
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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