The Effect of Implicit Racial Bias on Defense Attorneys’ Plea Recommendations
Fielding News2023-03-14T15:19:45-07:00Thursday, 16th March - 15:50: External Actors Influences on Plea Outcomes Brian Cutler, Ph.D., Program Director for the Media Psychology Program This Thursday, March 16, 2023, research by Media Psychology Program Director Dr. Brian Cutler, Ms. Annmarie Khairalla (Ontario Tech University), and Dr. Miko Wilford (University of Massachusetts Lowell) will be presented at the 2023 American Psychology-Law Society Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Former graduate student of Dr. Cutler's, Ms. Khairalla will be at the conference to present this research which uses innovative virtual reality technology to examine potential racial bias in the plea bargaining process. The researchers examined [...]