Scientific misconduct appears to be on the rise. However, an accused researcher may later be exonerated. The present research examines to what extent participants adhere to their attitude toward a researcher who allegedly committed academic misconduct after learning that the researcher is innocent. In two studies, participants in an exoneration and an uncorrected accusation condition learned th...

I would like to begin by relating a brief exchange which took place the other day in the Paris criminal courts. A man who was accused of five rapes and six attempted rapes, between February and June 1975, was being tried. The accused hardly spoke at all. Questions from the presiding judge: “Have you tried to reflect upon your case?” -Silence. “Why, at twenty-two years of age, do such violent ur...

I made an unusual choice in deciding to write this informal essay about race and innocence. The choice is unusual because my primary purpose in doing so is to flaunt my ignorance on the subject—to reach out to readers for help in clarifying my confusion. I am not, however, overly embarrassed by my ignorance because the subject is one on which no one yet knows very much. The main point of my ess...

70-year-old Dirk, alleged to have blackmailed and threatened John de Mol (Dutch mediatycoon) and the family of his sister Linda de Mol, is attending the first public session at the court in Utrecht. According to his lawyer M has turned into a mental and physical wreck since his arrest. He lost 10 kilos, is having trouble with his blood sugar levels and also has mental issues. M. himself also br...

The paper explores the problem of out-of-procedure influence on accused when he is making a decision if it necessary to consider his case in court with participation jurors. author considers various points view practicing lawyers, results judicial statistical data and makes following conclusions. Since procedure for considering criminal jurors terms complexity, costs both organizational materia...