Bettens Studying Schoolhouse Interrogations & Confessions
Allison Redlich, Distinguished University Professor, Criminology, Law and Society, College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS), received funding for the project: “Schoolhouse interrogations and confessions: Perspectives from principals and students.”
This funding is for Talley Bettens, a George Mason doctoral student studying Criminology, Law and Society.
Bettens is conducting two studies.
In the first study, she will conduct a survey with an embedded experiment involving high school principal participants who will report on their interrogation practices and perceptions of student confessions.
In the second study, Bettens will conduct a vignette experiment with high school-aged youth who will offer their confession decisions and perceptions of a hypothetical interrogation led by their principal when accused of misconduct.
Bettens received $120,741 from the National Institute of Justice for this project. Funding began in Jan. 2025 and will end in late May 2027.
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