PSYCH 2650 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Summary Judgment, Risk Aversion, Frisking
31 Oct 2016
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Floyd v. ny: profiling in stop and frisk cases. 14th amendment question: do nypd officers stop civilians on the basis of their race: court decision: judge scheindlin concluded yes, the nypd violated the constitution on both grounds. Jeffrey fagan, (columbia law school) plaintiff"s expert assembled 4. 4 million stops, showed that they had increased dramatically from. 4 groups of individuals participated (experienced/trained profilers, detectives, clinical psychologists, students) evaluated 2 criminal cases: homicide case and sex offense case. Bail (might come somewhere else in the process) What do judges actually consider? (dhami, 2003, 2005) Few trials: criminal: why do so many defendants plead guilty, who pled guilty? (reaves, 2013) 3. pre-trial discovery: most = murder (28%) then rape or assault risk aversion fear. 6. summary judgment? if case doesn"t settle, goes to trial appeal voluntary dismissal. Suit and settlement: magnitude of potential recovery. They didn"t and you have to pay out your bet.
