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Emotion and Cognition in Criminal Justice Decisions. Edition No. 1
VDM Publishing House, Aug 2008, Pages: 168
Considerable tension exists between supporters of
competing sides of a policy debate (e.g., liberals
and conservatives). This book describes research
probing how political partisans’ decisions and
emotions are affected by hearing statements that
support or oppose their beliefs, such as are heard in
political debates, or courtroom arguments. The
primary focus is on how emotions and judgments are
influenced in regards to the punishment or
rehabilitation deserved by a defendant in a murder
crime. A set of general beliefs underlying the
opposing criminal justice attitudes are developed.
These are also applicable to other policy issues such
as affirmative action, immigration, terrorism and
social security, as they relate generally to
decisions regarding deservingness, blame and
forgiveness. Some content describes how these beliefs
relate to the perceived rate of verdict errors and
likely guilt of defendants. Professionals interested
in criminal justice beliefs or entrenchment in
political controversy, as well as non-professionals
interested in the general emotions and belief
differences between rehabilitation or punishment
supporters will find this work interesting and useful.
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