Ashley M Votruba
Biographic Data
| ID | 203213 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ashley M Votruba |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ashley M |
| FAMILY NAME | Votruba |
| SIGNATURE | VOTRUBA A M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nebraska–Lincoln |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7836-2042 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing Restorative Justice in Nebraska
Although the codification of restorative justice processes has increased in the United States, the implementation of these processes has been limited and piecemeal. This article considers barriers and facilitators of implementing restorative justice programs in the context of juvenile justice, from the perspective of individuals tasked with implementation in Nebraska—a state with a robust community mediation system providing restorative justice p…
How does trust in multiple trustees influence disclosure of workplace conflict? Testing the Perceived Influence Model of Trust
An emerging area of trust research considers trust in multiple trustees, largely examining how trust in multiple trustee aggregates additively. Few studies have considered potential non-additive ways an individual trustor might weigh trust in each of the multiple trustees, depending on the situation-context, specifically what is needed from the trustees to address the risk. We conducted an experimental vignette study to test aspects of the Percei…
Prosecutors’ considerations when initiating plea bargaining
Prosecutors are the key decision‐makers when it comes to plea bargaining, which is responsible for the resolution of about 90% of criminal cases. We distributed a mixed‐method survey to a national sample of 180 prosecutors to ask about their key considerations when initiating and prosecuting a criminal case. Additionally, the survey asked prosecutors to provide any information they wanted to share regarding plea bargaining. We then conducted a qu…
The role of perceived restorative justice understanding and sympathy in a brief restorative justice intervention in prison
Pathways to preferences for collaborative conflict resolution: Disputants’ process goals drive preferences
Understanding individuals’ preferences for how to resolve conflict—specifically legal disputes—has long interested researchers, particularly those considering procedural justice. This study considers the impact of relational factors that influence individuals’ preferences for dispute resolution processes for civil legal issues. Specifically, it examines the impact of self-construal and the relationship between the parties in conflict on preferenc…
Examining prosecutorial decision‐making in plea bargaining: An experimental paradigm in a community sample
Scholars estimate that 90–95% of guilty pleas are the result of plea bargaining and there is a growing body of empirical research on plea bargain decision‐making. We use a new experimental paradigm that mimics prosecutors’ actual decision‐making processes to examine factors that influence plea bargaining decisions. Participants received a casefile detailing a theft from an electronics store. This casefile—fabricated to reflect one a prosecutor wo…
Capital and punishment: Resource scarcity increases endorsement of the death penalty
Does Joint Physical Custody “Cause” Children’s Better Outcomes
Policymakers and researchers are concerned with whether joint physical custody (JPC) produces better outcomes for children than sole custody. Although several review articles summarizing up to 61 empirical articles demonstrate very positive answers, many of the research designs used compromise the ability to claim that it is JPC per se—and not selection effects—that causes the effect. We discuss several research design issues, such as propensity …
Adopting a Group Attention Perspective: An Exploration of Moderators and Future Directions
Moral intuitions about fault, parenting, and child custody after divorce
Allocations of child custody postdivorce are currently determined according to the best interest standard; that is, what is best for the child. Decisions about what is best for a child necessarily reflect cultural norms, at least in part. It is therefore useful as well as interesting to ask whether current understandings of the best interest standard align with moral intuitions of lay citizens asked to take the role of judge in hypothetical cases…
Lay judgments about child custody after divorce
In a pair of studies, we examine lay people's judgments about how hypothetical cases involving child custody after divorce should be resolved.The respondents were citizens called to jury service in Pima County, Arizona.Study 1 found that both male and female respondents, if they were the judge, would most commonly award equally shared custody arrangements, as advocated by most fathers' groups.However, if the predivorce child care had been divided…
Lay judgments about child custody after divorce
In a pair of studies, we examine lay people's judgments about how hypothetical cases involving child custody after divorce should be resolved.The respondents were citizens called to jury service in Pima County, Arizona.Study 1 found that both male and female respondents, if they were the judge, would most commonly award equally shared custody arrangements, as advocated by most fathers' groups.However, if the predivorce child care had been divided…
How does trust in multiple trustees influence disclosure of workplace conflict? Testing the Perceived Influence Model of Trust
An emerging area of trust research considers trust in multiple trustees, largely examining how trust in multiple trustee aggregates additively. Few studies have considered potential non-additive ways an individual trustor might weigh trust in each of the multiple trustees, depending on the situation-context, specifically what is needed from the trustees to address the risk. We conducted an experimental vignette study to test aspects of the Percei…
Pathways to preferences for collaborative conflict resolution: Disputants’ process goals drive preferences
Understanding individuals’ preferences for how to resolve conflict—specifically legal disputes—has long interested researchers, particularly those considering procedural justice. This study considers the impact of relational factors that influence individuals’ preferences for dispute resolution processes for civil legal issues. Specifically, it examines the impact of self-construal and the relationship between the parties in conflict on preferenc…
Adopting a Group Attention Perspective: An Exploration of Moderators and Future Directions
Moral intuitions about fault, parenting, and child custody after divorce
Allocations of child custody postdivorce are currently determined according to the best interest standard; that is, what is best for the child. Decisions about what is best for a child necessarily reflect cultural norms, at least in part. It is therefore useful as well as interesting to ask whether current understandings of the best interest standard align with moral intuitions of lay citizens asked to take the role of judge in hypothetical cases…
Lay judgments about child custody after divorce
In a pair of studies, we examine lay people's judgments about how hypothetical cases involving child custody after divorce should be resolved.The respondents were citizens called to jury service in Pima County, Arizona.Study 1 found that both male and female respondents, if they were the judge, would most commonly award equally shared custody arrangements, as advocated by most fathers' groups.However, if the predivorce child care had been divided…
Moral intuitions about fault, parenting, and child custody after divorce
Allocations of child custody postdivorce are currently determined according to the best interest standard; that is, what is best for the child. Decisions about what is best for a child necessarily reflect cultural norms, at least in part. It is therefore useful as well as interesting to ask whether current understandings of the best interest standard align with moral intuitions of lay citizens asked to take the role of judge in hypothetical cases…
Adopting a Group Attention Perspective: An Exploration of Moderators and Future Directions
Does Joint Physical Custody “Cause” Children’s Better Outcomes
Policymakers and researchers are concerned with whether joint physical custody (JPC) produces better outcomes for children than sole custody. Although several review articles summarizing up to 61 empirical articles demonstrate very positive answers, many of the research designs used compromise the ability to claim that it is JPC per se—and not selection effects—that causes the effect. We discuss several research design issues, such as propensity …
Capital and punishment: Resource scarcity increases endorsement of the death penalty
Examining prosecutorial decision‐making in plea bargaining: An experimental paradigm in a community sample
Scholars estimate that 90–95% of guilty pleas are the result of plea bargaining and there is a growing body of empirical research on plea bargain decision‐making. We use a new experimental paradigm that mimics prosecutors’ actual decision‐making processes to examine factors that influence plea bargaining decisions. Participants received a casefile detailing a theft from an electronics store. This casefile—fabricated to reflect one a prosecutor wo…
Pathways to preferences for collaborative conflict resolution: Disputants’ process goals drive preferences
Understanding individuals’ preferences for how to resolve conflict—specifically legal disputes—has long interested researchers, particularly those considering procedural justice. This study considers the impact of relational factors that influence individuals’ preferences for dispute resolution processes for civil legal issues. Specifically, it examines the impact of self-construal and the relationship between the parties in conflict on preferenc…
Prosecutors’ considerations when initiating plea bargaining
Prosecutors are the key decision‐makers when it comes to plea bargaining, which is responsible for the resolution of about 90% of criminal cases. We distributed a mixed‐method survey to a national sample of 180 prosecutors to ask about their key considerations when initiating and prosecuting a criminal case. Additionally, the survey asked prosecutors to provide any information they wanted to share regarding plea bargaining. We then conducted a qu…
The role of perceived restorative justice understanding and sympathy in a brief restorative justice intervention in prison
Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing Restorative Justice in Nebraska
Although the codification of restorative justice processes has increased in the United States, the implementation of these processes has been limited and piecemeal. This article considers barriers and facilitators of implementing restorative justice programs in the context of juvenile justice, from the perspective of individuals tasked with implementation in Nebraska—a state with a robust community mediation system providing restorative justice p…
How does trust in multiple trustees influence disclosure of workplace conflict? Testing the Perceived Influence Model of Trust
An emerging area of trust research considers trust in multiple trustees, largely examining how trust in multiple trustee aggregates additively. Few studies have considered potential non-additive ways an individual trustor might weigh trust in each of the multiple trustees, depending on the situation-context, specifically what is needed from the trustees to address the risk. We conducted an experimental vignette study to test aspects of the Percei…
Psychology (11 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Criminology (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Family Dynamics and Relationships (3 works) · Law (3 works)