Christopher Normile, Ph.D.
Christopher Normile, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology at Allegheny College, and Kyle Scherr, Ph.D., of Central Michigan University, recently had their paper, titled “False Confessions Predict a Delay Between Release from Incarceration and Official Exoneration,” featured in the American Psychological Association’s (APA) Journals Article Spotlight.
The spotlight provides a brief summary of the article, which discusses how false confession evidence is associated with a meaningful delay between when a wrongly convicted individual is released from prison and officially exonerated. This delay has far-reaching consequences, as it prevents wrongly convicted individuals from accessing crucial reintegration aids such as financial compensation and housing assistance.
Normile joined the Allegheny faculty in 2020; he holds a Ph.D. in applied experimental psychology from Central Michigan University. His primary research interests involve the intersections of psychology and law, specifically police interrogations, jury decision-making, and perceptions of wrongfully convicted exonerees.
