Saul Kassin

Saul Kassin is a Professor in the Psychology Department at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, part of the City University of New York system. His research bridges social and cognitive psychology with applications to law and criminal justice, focusing on police interviewing, deception detection, false confessions, and forensic biases.

• Current research methods include lab and field experiments, online surveys of legal professionals, and case studies.
• Key goals: improving criminal justice policy, preventing wrongful convictions, and raising public awareness.

Recent publications include the textbook Social Psychology, 12th edition (2024), the edited volume Pillars of Social Psychology (2022), and the monograph DUPED (2022), all exploring intersections of psychology and legal systems.

Laboratory and fieldwork involves collaborations with students and experts to study interrogation practices, jury behavior, and post-exoneration stigma.