(In)Justice System

Pregnancy

Miko M. Wilford Ph.D. on April 22, 2024

A test thought by many medical professionals to be "inaccurate, outdated and unethical" contributed to a woman being sentenced to thirty years in prison.

Law and Crime

Difficult and Unpleasant Choices or Impossible and Coerced Ones?

Miko M. Wilford Ph.D. on November 2, 2023

If you were offered a choice while imprisoned, with limited access to information, and under severe time pressure, would you feel free to meaningfully evaluate it?

Law and Crime

Confessions Produce More Guilty Pleas Than Eyewitnesses

Miko M. Wilford Ph.D. on August 25, 2023

Confessions make both guilty and innocent defendants more likely to accept a plea offer, but the reasons why are unclear.

Decision-Making

Why Judges Should Have a Greater Role in Plea-Bargaining

Miko M. Wilford Ph.D. on July 28, 2023

How a change to the judicial system could improve fairness—and save time and money.

Politics

The Diplomat: Moving Beyond the “Strong Female Character”

Miko M. Wilford Ph.D. on June 30, 2023

Personal Perspective: Why we should encourage more women to run for political office.

Law and Crime

Reject the Offer: An Asymmetric Impact of Defense Attorneys

Miko M. Wilford Ph.D. on May 23, 2023

Defense attorneys are most influential on their clients when they say they want to go to trial.

President Donald Trump

The American Bar Association’s Plea Bargain Task Force

Miko M. Wilford Ph.D. on April 24, 2023

Common ground in an adversarial system of justice.

Career

Taylor Swift as a Defendant

Miko M. Wilford Ph.D. on March 30, 2023

Taylor Swift is undefeated... in court battles.

Decision-Making

Mass Incarceration Affects Half as Many as Mass Probation

Miko M. Wilford Ph.D. on February 8, 2023

While America’s problem with mass incarceration is often the focus of scrutiny, we often ignore its link to another issue that touches even more people.