Back in 2012, Lucian E. Dervan conducted an experiment to see how many people would admit doing things they didn't do. In his study, he found 56% of innocent people accused of cheating would admit to cheating just to avoid the chance of a harsher punishment
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The ABA Criminal Justice dropped their most recent episode featuring #BelmontLaw Professor Dervan to discuss plea bargaining. Take a listen! loom.ly/kFtgiIw

Honored to join the ABA Criminal Justice JustPod to discuss plea bargaining. #FixthePlea

Important amendments from the USSC prohibiting the use of acquitted conduct in calculating a sentencing range. Chair Reeves said, 'Not guilty means not guilty.'

What an honor it was to host Adele Quigley-McBride, Lucian E. Dervan, Allison Redlich, Amanda NeMoyer, Amy Fettig, and vanessa for my final U.S. National Science Foundation Advisory Panel. Thank you to Rebecca Dunlea and Joe Gonzales for participating remotely! And, thank you to everyone Iowa State University who helped!

Congrats to Belmont College of Law faculty and students who won awards at the University's Scholarship and Awards Day!

I’m honored to receive the 2023-24 Belmont University Scholarship Award. Thank you to Belmont University and the College of Law for their support of my research. #FixthePlea Belmont University Belmont Law

A full house as the inaugural Belmont Law Journal symposium gets underway. Congratulations to the Belmont Law students on putting together a great event.

Re: Former Chair Lucian E. Dervan and the plea bargaining report⬇️
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Seeking 2L/3L law students for an online study run by MSU Legal Decision Making Lab

Play role of a prosecutor. Make a decision abt a plea offer. Get $10 gift card. Requires a computer (not suitable for mobile). Click here for details: bit.ly/legal_dm_study.

MSU IRB approval #22-23-2998

I hope you will join me for my #USNeveningclasses this year examining 'War Through the Lens of International Criminal Law.' We will discuss the history of international criminal laws and tribunals, including the ICC. Register at the below link eveningclasses.org/pd/350/107-war…

Victims of Coercive Plea Bargaining SSRN papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

New American University Law Review piece from me, Thea Johnson and Vanessa Edkins on the psychological forces leading to false pleas of guilty by the innocent thepleabargainingblog.blogspot.com/2024/01/new-ar…

The Plea Bargaining Institute's new website is live. The searchable summaries database currently contains significant Supreme Court decisions since 1970, including sentencing differentials. Academic articles coming soon - stay tuned! pleabargaininginstitute.com #Fixtheplea

Thank you to Fair and Just Prosecution for the kind invitation to speak at their event. I greatly enjoyed the conversation. Discussions like this are vital to addressing coercive bargaining.. #Fixtheplea

Greatly enjoyed the opportunity to present on plea bargaining to judges and prosecutors in Montenegro this morning. I wish my schedule had allowed me to be there with you in person! #PleaBargainingInstitute

Video of Resolution 502 at the ABA Annual Meeting re the 14 Principles on Plea Bargaining youtu.be/bC8CAmImxYM via YouTube

Resolution 502 has been adopted!

ABA Criminal Justice Wayne McKenzie speaking in favor of Resolution 502 - past Pres of National Black Pros Assoc and CJS