Mobilizing for the Release of Inmates in a Pandemic via Perspective-Taking Exercises

• In Event: Pandemic Politics: Attitudes, Behaviors, and COVID-19

Brief Overview

This paper tests whether perspective-taking exercises induce mobilization for the release of incarcerated people. Results show that empathy-promoting interventions can increase Americans’ support of releasing inmates during a public health crisis.

Author

• Mackenzie Israel-Trummel, College of William and Mary