An empirical investigation of emotion and the criminal law: towards a “criminalization bias”?
Abstract This interdisciplinary study, coupling philosophy of law with empirical cognitive science, presents preliminary insight into the role of emotion in criminalization decisions, for both laypeople and legal professionals. While the traditional approach in criminalization theory emphasizes the...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Springer Nature
2024-04-01
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Series: | Humanities & Social Sciences Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-024-02842-8 |