Understanding Cycles of Retributive Violence: A Lab in the Field Experiment in Michoacán

• In Event: Advances in emotions and politics: Emotions in reasoning and ways to overcome them

Brief Overview

Support for harsh punishments can lead to the miscarriage of justice or even a downward spiral of violence. But what are the cognitive processes underlying this support?

Authors

• Hannah M Baron, Brown University

• Omar Garcia Ponce, George Washington University

• Lauren Elyssa Young, UC Davis

• Thomas Zeitzoff, American University