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Tunnel vision: Notes on the impact of cognitive biases and other factors on decision-making in criminal justice

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No. 34 (2021): Primer Semestre
https://doi.org/10.5354/0718-4735.2021.60210

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This paper seeks to provide information and thoughts in order to contribute to the study of cognitive biases and other external factors as underlying conditions in the decision-making of the different actors of the criminal justice system. Thus, this paper presents a comprehensive review of tunnel vision as a complex phenomenon that cuts across all stages of the criminal procedure and impacts decision-making. The first part provides an overview of the concept of tunnel vision, explaining the manner in which it is produced, stating the main cognitive biases involved. Then, other external factors that contribute to creating or exacerbating tunnel vision are presented. The third part addresses the relationship of tunnel vision and miscarriages of justice under the so-called classic factors. Finally, some strategies to overcome or mitigate the phenomenon’s effects are presented.

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Tunnel vision, cognitive biases, criminal investigation, criminal procedure, decision-making

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Beltrán Román, V. G. (2021). Tunnel vision: Notes on the impact of cognitive biases and other factors on decision-making in criminal justice. Revista De Estudios De La Justicia, (34), 17–58. https://doi.org/10.5354/0718-4735.2021.60210
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Revista de Estudios de la Justicia
Facultad de Derecho
Universidad de Chile
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