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Avani Mehta Sood
Researcher at University of California, Berkeley
Publications - 15
Citations - 251
Avani Mehta Sood is an academic researcher from University of California, Berkeley. The author has contributed to research in topics: Legal psychology & Retributive justice. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 15 publications receiving 235 citations. Previous affiliations of Avani Mehta Sood include Yale University & Princeton University.
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The Fine Line between Interrogation and Retribution
TL;DR: This article found that the desire for harsh interrogation is largely isomorphic with the desire to punish, and that both effects are mediated by the perceived moral status of the target, but not the perceived effectiveness of the interrogation.
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The fine line between interrogation and retribution
TL;DR: This article found that the desire for harsh interrogation is largely isomorphic with the desire to punish, and that both effects are mediated by the perceived moral status of the target, but not the perceived effectiveness of the interrogation.
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Motivated Cognition in Legal Judgments—An Analytic Review
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an overview of motivated cognition in the legal domain, discuss some of its legal applications and implications, highlight areas that require further investigation, and consider some potential ways to curtail the covert operation of motivated reasoning.
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Gender Justice Through Public Interest Litigation: Case Studies from India
TL;DR: The authors examines the application of the Supreme Court of India's enterprising Public Interest Litigation (PIL) mechanism to a subject of compelling global concern: violations of women's rights.