Veronica Stinson
Biographic Data
| ID | 6530607 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Veronica Stinson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Veronica |
| FAMILY NAME | Stinson |
| SIGNATURE | STINSON V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Saint Mary's University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0278-5035 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Public Perceptions of Clare’s Law
The relationship between victim impact statements and judicial decision making
OBJECTIVE: Victim impact statements (VISs) are testimonies that convey the emotional, physical, and financial harm that victims have suffered as the result of a crime. Although VISs are often presented to the court at sentencing, it is unclear whether they impact judicial decisions regarding sentencing. HYPOTHESES: We did not have any formal a priori hypothesis but instead examined five research questions. The first two explored whether the relat…
Using the “Mr. Big” technique to elicit confessions
Canada’s legal system recognizes that police interrogation procedures may contrib-ute to false confessions, and has provided safeguards designed to protect the rights of the accused and reduce the likelihood of these errors. Police in Canada are using a complex noncustodial interrogation procedure called the “Mr. Big ” technique, to elicit confessions for recalcitrant suspects. Remarkably, this undercover (in that suspects do not know they are sp…
Using the “Mr. Big” technique to elicit confessions
Canada’s legal system recognizes that police interrogation procedures may contrib-ute to false confessions, and has provided safeguards designed to protect the rights of the accused and reduce the likelihood of these errors. Police in Canada are using a complex noncustodial interrogation procedure called the “Mr. Big ” technique, to elicit confessions for recalcitrant suspects. Remarkably, this undercover (in that suspects do not know they are sp…
Using the “Mr. Big” technique to elicit confessions
Canada’s legal system recognizes that police interrogation procedures may contrib-ute to false confessions, and has provided safeguards designed to protect the rights of the accused and reduce the likelihood of these errors. Police in Canada are using a complex noncustodial interrogation procedure called the “Mr. Big ” technique, to elicit confessions for recalcitrant suspects. Remarkably, this undercover (in that suspects do not know they are sp…
The relationship between victim impact statements and judicial decision making
OBJECTIVE: Victim impact statements (VISs) are testimonies that convey the emotional, physical, and financial harm that victims have suffered as the result of a crime. Although VISs are often presented to the court at sentencing, it is unclear whether they impact judicial decisions regarding sentencing. HYPOTHESES: We did not have any formal a priori hypothesis but instead examined five research questions. The first two explored whether the relat…
Public Perceptions of Clare’s Law
Criminology (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Legal psychology (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (1 work) · Confession (law (1 work) · Context (archaeology (1 work)