Talley Bettens

Graduate Research Assistant

Adolescent legal decision-making; Wrongful convictions; Police interrogations

Talley Bettens is a fifth-year Ph.D. Candidate in the Modeling Decision-Making in the Legal System (MoDiLS) Lab with Dr. Allison Redlich, and a National Institute of Justice Graduate Research Fellow. Talley received her M.S. in Psychological Science from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga with a focus on research at the intersection of psychology and law. She received her B.S. from Central Michigan University, where she studied Psychology and Sociology. Her research centers on the causes and consequences of wrongful convictions, adolescent legal decision-making, and school discipline.

Selected Publications

Bettens, T., & Cleary, H. D. (2024). Defense attorney perspectives about juvenile interrogations: SROs, parents, and the adolescent defendant. Psychology, Crime & Law. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/1068316X.2024.2391971

Catlin, M., Bettens, T., Scherr, K. C., & Redlich, A. D. (2024). Lived experiences of bias in compensation and reintegration associated with false admissions of guilt. Law and Human Behavior, 48(5-6), 486-502. https://doi.org/10.1037/lhb0000588

Bettens, T., & Redlich, A. D. (2024). The effects of confessions on misconduct and guilty pleas in exonerations: Implications for discovery policies. Criminology & Public Policy, 23(1), 179-199. https://doi.org/10.1111/1745-9133.12643

Bettens, T., Warren, A., R., & Pica, E. (2024). Stigma or support? How gender, race, and intersectionality impact perceptions of exonerees. Women & Criminal Justice. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/08974454.2024.2386654

Bettens, T. (2024). The risks and consequences of innocence in school discipline: Implications for policy and research. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 30(3) 260-272. https://doi.org/10.1037/law0000423

Catlin, M., Wilson, D. B., Redlich, A. D., Bettens, T., Meissner, C. A., Bhatt, S., & Brandon, S. (2024). Interview and interrogation methods and their effects on true and false confessions: An update and extension. Campbell Systematic Reviews, 20(4), e1441. https://doi.org/10.1002/cl2.1441

Bettens, T., Cleary, H. D., & Bull, R. (2024). Humane interrogation strategies are associated with confessions, cooperation, and disclosure: Evidence from a field study of U.S. suspects. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 51(6), 949-969. https://doi.org/10.1177/00938548241232068

Redlich, A. D., Catlin, M., & Bettens, T. (2024). Intent-to-treat in the “cheating” paradigm: A meta-analysis. Journal of Experimental Criminology, 20, 665-681. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11292-023-09555-z

DiFava, R. J., Bettens, T., Wilford, M. M., & Redlich, A. D. (2024). Confession evidence results in more true and false guilty pleas than eyewitness evidence. Journal of Experimental Criminology, 20, 1253-1267. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11292-023-09577-7

Bettens, T., & Normile., C. (2023). Concerns and recommendations regarding the training of school administrators in interrogating students. Psychology, Crime & Law, 30(10), 1358-1377. https://doi.org/10.1080/1068316X.2023.2196424

Bettens, T., & Warren, A. R. (2023). Juveniles and adults differ in their beliefs about cues to deception and strategies during a hypothetical police interview. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 37(1), 96-110. https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.4030

Grants and Fellowships

National Institute of Justice, Graduate Research Fellowship to support Dissertation ($120,741). Schoolhouse Interrogations and Confessions: Perspectives from Principals and Students. Principal investigator.