Dr J.M. Schell - Leugers
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.
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.
Dr J.M. Schell - Leugers
Associate Professor of Legal Psychology