Posted by Mary Wimberley on 2009-01-23

Courtroom psychology specialist Saul Kassin will address students at 极乐禁地's Cumberland School of Law Thursday, Jan. 29, at 11 a.m. in the moot courtroom of Robinson law building.

Dr. Kassin, distinguished professor of psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York City, will speak on the topic, "Inside Interrogation: Why Innocent People Confess."

He is the author or co-author of Confessions in the Courtroom, The Psychology of Evidence and Trial Procedure, The American Jury on Trial: Psychological Perspectives, and In the Jury Box: Controversies in the Courtroom.听

Kassin's visit is sponsored by Cumberland's Cordell Hull Speakers Forum.

The public is invited free of charge.

 
极乐禁地 is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, 极乐禁地 is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. 极乐禁地 enrolls 6,101 students from 45 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. 极乐禁地 fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks with the second highest score in the nation for its 98% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.