S4 Ep10: Your Mind on Criminal Justice with Dr. Mikaela Spruill
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What comes to mind when you hear the term “objectively reasonable”? In this episode, Dr. Mikaela Spruill joins us to discuss how legal standards in criminal justice aren't as neutral as they may seem. We discuss how social stratification and lived experience influence jurors' priors, the idea of legal objectivity, and why diverse juries matter.
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Dr. Mikaela Spruill
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Spruill, M., & Lewis Jr, N. A. (2023). How do people come to judge what is “reasonable”? Effects of legal and sociological systems on human psychology. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 18(2), 378-391.
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Spruill, M., & Lewis Jr, N. A. (2022). Legal descriptions of police officers affect how citizens judge them. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 101, 104306.
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Spruill, M., & Hans, V. P. (2024). Trial by jury: Psychological research contributions to an enduring legal institution. In Research Handbook on Law and Psychology (pp. 108-121). Edward Elgar Publishing.