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Shadows of Doubt : Stereotypes, Crime, and the Pursuit of Justice / Rajiv Sethi, Brendan O'Flaherty.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Description: 1 online resource (352 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780674240162
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 364.97308 23
LOC classification:
  • HV9950 .O25 2019
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
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
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.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9780674240162

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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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.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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