Applying Articulated Thought in Simulated Situations Methodology to Research Emotion Work in the Courtroom

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ID2407694
AuthorsAlice Kirsten Bosma (0000-0003-0048-3914, Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume36
Issue2
Pages176-181
Publication date2024-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCAM (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1087-8513 • E-ISSN: 1552-3969
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1525822x231158892
OpenAlexW4321487056
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited16

Emotions are omnipresent in any court of law. In this short take, I suggest applying the Articulated Thought in Simulated Situations (ATSS) paradigm as a useful addition to supplement methodologies like interviewing and observations. ATSS, which originated in social sciences to study cognitive-behavioral topics, can be easily adapted for use in legal settings because of the flexibility of the vignettes used. Based on my own experience in criminal justice, I formulate recommendations for using ATSS: to avoid participant distraction, to pretest each study and to give clear instructions to participants, and to embed research in the workflow of the legal professional. All three recommendations tap into the same strength: coming as close as possible to actual emotion work of the professional

Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Criminal justice · Criminology · Distraction · Economic Justice · Flexibility (engineering) · Interview · Work (physics) · Workflow · Applied Psychology · Computer Science · Conflict Management and Negotiation · Law · Psychology · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics · Social Psychology · Workplace Violence and Bullying

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