The aim of my research is to advance theory pertaining to the causes of racial disparities in the legal system. My work reflects my basic belief that good theory must be tested in both the field and the lab: I use multiple methodological approaches (e.g., meta-analysis, bayesian modeling, archival research, in-person & online behavioral experiments) to make this happen.
Selected Publications
2024
Katzman, J. & Kovera, M.B. (2024). Police decisions involved in collecting eyewitness identification evidence. In M. K. Miller, L. A. Yelderman, M. T. Huss, & J. A. Cantone (Eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of Psychology and Legal Decision-Making (pp.117-128). Cambridge University Press.
Jones, J., Katzman, J., & Kovera, M.B. (2024). Phenotypic mismatch between suspects and fillers but not phenotypic bias increases eyewitness identifications of Black suspects. Frontiers in Psychology, 15. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1233782
2023
Katzman, J. & Kovera, M.B. (2023). Potential causes of racial disparities in wrongful convictions based on mistaken identifications: Own-race bias and differences in evidence-based suspicion. Law and Human Behavior, 47(1), 23–35. https://doi.org/10.1037/lhb0000503
Kovera, M.B., & Katzman, J. (2023). Diversifying the bench: A commentary on Berryessa, Dror, and McCormack (2022). Legal and Criminological Psychology, 28(12), 208–212. https://doi.org/10.1111/lcrp.12238
2022
Katzman, J., Fessinger, M., Bornstein, B., & McWilliams, K. (2022). Waiving goodbye to youth: Jurors’ perceptions of juveniles transferred to adult courts. Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 40(6), 835–858. https://doi.org/10.1002/bsl.2601
Kovera, M. B., Katzman, J., Jones, J. M., & Fessinger, M. B. (2022). Science-based recommendations for collecting eyewitness evidence. Court Review, 58(3), 130–140.
Katzman, J. & Kovera, M.B. (2022). Evidence strength (insufficiently) affects police officers’ decisions to place a suspect in a lineup. Law and Human Behavior, 46(1), 30–44.
https://doi.org/10.1037/lhb0000476
2021
McCoy, C., & Katzman, J. (2021). Raising the standard of evidence for initiating an identification procedure. UCLA Criminal Justice Law Review, 5(1), 129–150. https://doi.org/10.5070/CJ85154810
Kovera, M.B., Katzman, J. “Lineups.” In Oxford Bibliographies in Psychology. Ed. Dana S. Dunn. New York: Oxford University Press, 2021, https://doi.org/OBO/9780199828340-0275.