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Dr J.M. Schell - Leugers

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My research interests lie within the field of psychology and law, especially in investigating the causes of false confessions and their impact on wrongful convictions.

Key publications
Schell - Leugers, J., Schneider, T., Gyenis, R., Leuker, C., & Sauerland, M. (2021). Will you confess to what I did? Close relationships and in-group membership facilitate voluntary blame-taking. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 51(10), 987-998. https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.12815
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Sauerland, M., Schell, J. M., Otgaar, H., & Meijer, E. (2013). Hoe misleding tijdens het verhoor (valse) bekentenissen in de hand kan werken. Expertise en Recht, 5/6, 210-214.

Sauerland, M., Schell, J. M., Collaris, J., Schneider, M., Reimer, N. K., & Merckelbach, H. (2013). “Yes, I have sometimes stolen bikes”: Blindness for norm-violating behavior. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 31, 239-255.

Schell, J. (2012). False confessions. In J. Shaw (Ed.), Psychology and Law Factbook. Kelowna, Canada: European Association of Psychology and Law Publishing House.

Schell, J. M. (2011). Falsche Geständnisse: Warum unschuldige Menschen Verbrechen gestehen, die sie nicht begangen haben [False confessions: Why innocent people confess to crimes they have not committee].The Inquisitive Mind, 1/2011.

Schell, J. M. (2010). False confessions and its pitfalls: The dilemma of applying research findings to practice. In P. Santtila (Ed.), The applicability of psycho-legal research: Sexual interest, deception and suggestibility (pp. 73-88). Oslo, Norway: Nordforsk.

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