Shadows of Doubt : : Stereotypes, Crime, and the Pursuit of Justice / / Rajiv Sethi, Brendan O'Flaherty.
Crime and punishment occur under extreme uncertainty. Offenders, victims, police, judges, and jurors make high-stakes decisions with limited information under severe time pressure. With compelling stories and data on how people act and react, O’Flaherty and Sethi reveal the extent to which we rely o...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Harvard University Press Complete eBook-Package 2019 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2019] ©2019 |
Year of Publication: | 2019 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (352 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. Stereotypes -- 2. Crime -- 3. Robbery -- 4. Murder -- 5. Public Action -- 6. Police Stops -- 7. Use of Force -- 8. Lethal Force -- 9. Testimony -- 10. JUDGMENT -- 11. PUNISHMENT -- 12. JUSTICE -- CONCLUSION: Hope -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
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Summary: | Crime and punishment occur under extreme uncertainty. Offenders, victims, police, judges, and jurors make high-stakes decisions with limited information under severe time pressure. With compelling stories and data on how people act and react, O’Flaherty and Sethi reveal the extent to which we rely on stereotypes as shortcuts in our decision making. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780674240162 9783110652031 |
DOI: | 10.4159/9780674240162 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Rajiv Sethi, Brendan O'Flaherty. |