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The effect of legal culture and proof in decisions to prosecute

Authors :
John D. Jackson
Source :
Law, Probability and Risk. 3:109-131
Publication Year :
2004
Publisher :
Oxford University Press (OUP), 2004.

Abstract

This article identifies a range of ideal-type models of prosecutorial fact-finding that may be discovered across a range of different countries and examines how these contribute to various cognitive errors and biases. It concludes by considering various means of minimizing the risk of error and bias.

Details

ISSN :
1470840X and 14708396
Volume :
3
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Law, Probability and Risk
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........8cec3cc42c9d3ca865b9fadeaac209ba
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1093/lpr/3.2.109