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Perceived Leniency

Perceived Leniency is a psychological construct in the study of false confessions referring to the suspect’s belief that cooperating with interrogators, particularly by admitting guilt, will result in more favorable treatment or reduced consequences compared to continued denial.

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2017–2026

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Publications

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Investigating True and False Confessions Within a Novel Experimental Paradigm

Melissa B. Russano, Christian A. Meissner, Fadia M. Narchet et al. · Psychological Science · 2005 · 405 citations

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Police interrogations and confessions: Communicating promises and threats by pragmatic implication.

Saul M. Kassin, Karlyn McNall · Law and Human Behavior · 1991 · 281 citations

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Conscientiousness and agreeableness as predictors of rating leniency.

H. John Bernardin, Donna K. Cooke, Peter Villanova · Journal of Applied Psychology · 2000 · 198 citations

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Blaming the Victim and Exonerating the Perpetrator in Cases of Rape and Robbery: Is There a Double Standard?

Steffen Bieneck, Barbara Krahé · Journal of Interpersonal Violence · 2010 · 196 citations

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Why Smiles Generate Leniency

Marianne LaFrance, Marvin A. Hecht · Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin · 1995 · 151 citations

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Authors

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  1. SM
    Saul M. Kassin

    Williams College, United States

    4 publications · 882 citations

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  2. HJ
    H. John Bernardin

    Florida Atlantic University, United States

    2 publications · 218 citations

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  3. LJ
    Loretta J. Stalans

    Loyola University Chicago, United States

    2 publications · 101 citations

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  4. JP
    John Palmer

    University of Washington, United States

    2 publications · 53 citations

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  5. LS
    Lawrence S. Wrightsman

    University of Kansas, United States

    2 publications · 196 citations

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Institutions

79

  1. Williams College

    Williamstown, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    782 citations

  2. Roger Williams University

    Bristol, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    533 citations

  3. Purdue University West Lafayette

    West Lafayette, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    183 citations

  4. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    191 citations

  5. University of Kansas

    Lawrence, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    196 citations

  6. University of Wollongong

    Wollongong, Australia

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    137 citations

  7. University of Illinois Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    134 citations

  8. Ottawa University

    Ottawa, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    439 citations

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  1. Journal of Applied Psychology

    5 publications · 343 citations

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  2. Law and Human Behavior

    5 publications · 530 citations

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  3. Journal of Applied Social Psychology

    4 publications · 310 citations

    4

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  4. Journal of Interpersonal Violence

    2 publications · 229 citations

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  5. The Journal of Social Psychology

    2 publications · 144 citations

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