The impact of special measures on jury decision-making
29 May 2017
This study is interested in how people perceive victims of crime and how they make decisions in situations involving a crime.
Participants are asked to complete a questionnaire that measures their levels of empathy. Then, they are presented with a case study of an assault. They are asked to read it carefully as they will be instructed to make some decisions and answer a few questions
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Ethical approval
This study has been approved by the University of York's Psychology department ethics committee on February 28th 2017.
About the researcher
I am doing my Masters in Applied Forensic Psychology at the University of York and am currently looking for participants for my final year research project.
