The Effects of Defendant Race and Expert Testimony on Jurors’ Perceptions of Recanted Confessions

The Effects of Defendant Race and Expert Testimony on Jurors’ Perceptions of Recanted Confessions: Preliminary Comparisons between Samples from Canada and the United States

Dr. Logan Ewanation

This talk will present research I have conducted with colleagues which
has examined the interactive effects of defendant race and expert
testimony on White jurors’ perceptions of recanted confessions.
Preliminary results suggest evidence of a watchdog effect with
American, but not Canadian, White mock jurors. This finding comports
with general research suggesting that many Canadians are either
unaware of, or do not acknowledge, discrimination faced by
Indigenous peoples.

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