@article {Umbrasas350, author = {Karl Umbrasas}, title = {Panel Bias During Sexual Assault Courts-Martial}, volume = {48}, number = {3}, pages = {350--357}, year = {2020}, doi = {10.29158/JAAPL.003939-20}, publisher = {Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online}, abstract = {This article examines criticism from the scholarly community and findings from the military{\textquoteright}s Judicial Proceedings Panel that training in the U.S. Department of Defense Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program biases panel members during courts-martial. The topic is examined from the perspective of psychological science. Studies on jury bias, stereotypes, decision-making dynamics, and behavioral conditioning are applied to the question of whether sexual assault prevention training can bias panel members. Analysis of the subject suggests that servicemembers are subjected to a range of bias-inducing mechanisms that arise within the military context. This article concludes that expert witnesses in behavioral science should be called during courts-martial to explain how judgements may be influenced by institutional training. Reinforcing the integrity of the military justice system has implications for protecting individual liberties.}, issn = {1093-6793}, URL = {https://jaapl.org/content/48/3/350}, eprint = {https://jaapl.org/content/48/3/350.full.pdf}, journal = {Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online} }