JOURNAL ARTICLE

Investigators at University of Michigan Discuss Findings in Psychology and Psychiatry (Consent Searches and Underestimation of Compliance: Robustness To Type of Search, Consequences of Search, and Demographic Sample).

  • Published In: Psychology & Psychiatry Journal, 2024. P. 117 1 of 2

  • Database: Psychology Source 2 of 2

Abstract

Researchers at the University of Michigan have conducted a study on the bias in consent searches conducted by the police. The study found that most police searches are authorized by citizens' consent rather than probable cause or reasonable suspicion. The researchers investigated whether there is a systematic bias in the perception of voluntariness in consent searches, and they found evidence of this bias across three experiments. The study concluded that there is a significant gap between individuals' predictions of their compliance and their actual behavior in consent searches. This research has been peer-reviewed and provides valuable insights into the psychology behind consent searches. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Psychology & Psychiatry Journal. 2024/02, p117
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Law
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:1944-2718
  • Accession Number:175040537
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