LAW AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR

Wilford, M. M., Frazier, A., Lowe, A., Newsome, P., & Strong, H. V. (2025). Quick and dirty: An evaluation of plea colloquy validity in the virtual courtroom. Law and Human Behavior, 49(3), 311–322. https://doi.org/10.1037/lhb0000619​​

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JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL CRIMINOLOGY

Yan, S., Wilford, M. M., & Ferreira, P. A. (2025). The effect of probation length and detailed disclosure on true and false guilty pleas. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11292-022-09543-9  XXXXXXXX

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PSYCHOLOGY, CRIME AND LAW

Redlich, A. D., Wilford, M. M., DiPano, M.,& Berger, N. (in press). Commonalities in false guilty plea cases. https://doi.org/10.1080/1068316X.2023.2213381

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THE WRONGFUL CONVICTION LAW REVIEW

Wilford, M. M., Gonzales, J. E., & Khairalla, A. (accepted). When pleas precede evidence: Using Bayesian analyses to establish the importance of a reasonable standard for evidence prior to plea offers.​​​

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JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL CRIMINOLOGY

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 

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PSYCHOLOGY, CRIME AND LAW

Wilford, M. M., & Bornstein, B. H. (2023). The disappearing trial: How social scientists can help save the jury from extinction. Psychology, Crime and Law, 29(1), 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1080/1068316X.2021.1984482​​​

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CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND BEHAVIOR

Henderson, K. S., Sutherland, K. T., Wilford, M. M. (2023). “Reject the offer”: The asymmetric impact of defense attorneys’ plea recommendations. https://doi.org/10.1177/00938548231172515

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PSYCHOLOGY, CRIME AND LAW

Wilford, M. M., & Bornstein, B. H. (2023). The disappearing trial: How social scientists can help save the jury from extinction. https://doi.org/10.1080/1068316X.2021.1984482

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LAW AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR

Wilford, M. M., Sutherland, K. T., Gonzales, J. E., & Rabinovich, M. (2021). Guilt status influences plea outcomes beyond the shadow-of-the-trial in an interactive simulation of legal procedures. Law and Human Behavior, 45(4), 271-286. https://doi.org/10.1037/lhb0000450

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JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY: APPLIED

Wilford, M. M., Zimmerman, D., Yan, S., & Sutherland, K. T. (2021). Innocence in the shadow of COVID-19: Plea decision making during a pandemic. https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.3724

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LAW AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR

Wilford, M. M., Sutherland, K. T., Gonzales, J. E., & Rabinovich, M. (2021). Guilt status influences plea outcomes beyond the shadow-of-the-trial in an interactive simulation of legal procedures.  https://doi.org/10.1037/lhb0000450

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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Wilford, M. M., Wells, G. L., & Frazier, A. (2021). Plea-bargaining law: The impact of innocence, trial penalty, and conviction probability on plea outcomes. https://www.doi.org/10.1007/s12103-020-09564-y

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JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY: APPLIED

Wilford, M. M., Zimmerman, D., Yan, S., & Sutherland, K. T. (2021). Innocence in the shadow of COVID-19: Plea decision making during a pandemic [Psychological Factors in Responding to COVID-19 Special Issue]. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 27(4), 739-750. https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.3724

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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Wilford, M. M., Wells, G. L., & Frazier, A. (2021). Plea-bargaining law: The impact of innocence, trial penalty, and conviction probability on plea outcomes. American Journal of Criminal Justice, 46(3), 554-575. https://www.doi.org/10.1007/s12103-020-09564-y

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APPLIED COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

Wilford, M. M., Kurpad, N., Platt, M.* & Weinstein-Jones, Y. (2020). Lecturer fluency can impact students' judgments of learning and actual learning performance. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 34(6), 1444-1456. https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.3724

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LAW AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR

Smith, A. M., Wilford, M. M., Wells, G. L., & Quigley-McBride, A. (2019). Mistaken eyewitness identification rates increase when either witnessing or testing conditions get worse. https://doi.org/10.1037/lhb0000334

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PSYCHOLOGY, PUBLIC POLICY, AND LAW

Wilford, M. M., & Redlich, A. D. (2018). Deciphering the guilty plea: Where research can inform policy. https://doi.org/10.1037/law0000169

 

PSYCHOLOGY, PUBLIC POLICY AND LAW

Wilford, M. M., & Wells, G. L. (2018). Bluffed by the dealer: Distinguishing false pleas from false confessions. https://doi.org/10.1037/law0000165

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PSYCHOLOGY, CRIME AND LAW

Wilford, M. M., Van Horn, M. C., Penrod, S. D., & Greathouse, S. M. (2018). Not separate but equal? The impact of multiple-defendant trials on juror decision-making. https://www.doi.org/10.1080/1068316X.2017.1351969​

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