Falling Under the Lens of Suspicion: Identifying Behavioral Factors that Generate Suspicio — NSF Award to Cornell University (NY,
In every false conviction case, there came a point in the investigation when an innocent person became a suspect. Despite the countless accounts of how this presumed guilt can start a chain reaction of confirmation bias that taints all stages of the criminal justice process, little is known about what triggers suspicio
| Award title | Falling Under the Lens of Suspicion: Identifying Behavioral Factors that Generate Suspicio |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2613345 |
| Awardee | Cornell University |
| City | ITHACA |
| State | NY |
| Amount obligated | $63,376 |
| Principal investigator | Jessica Salerno |
| Program | Law & Science, Human Networks & Data Sci Res |
| Start date | 10/01/2025 |
| Abstract | In every false conviction case, there came a point in the investigation when an innocent person became a suspect. Despite the countless accounts of how this presumed guilt can start a chain reaction of confirmation bias that taints all stages of the criminal justice process, little is known about what triggers suspicion about the innocent person in the first place. Drawing from existing and to-be-created databases, the overarching goal of this project is to identify and understand what demograph |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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