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Hayley Cleary

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)

1015 Floyd Avenue

Richmond, VA 23284

United States

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

7

DOWNLOADS

761

TOTAL CITATIONS

3

Scholarly Papers (7)

1.

Police-Induced Confessions, 2.0: Risk Factors and Recommendations

Univ. of San Francisco Law Research Paper Forthcoming
Number of pages: 184 Posted: 25 Feb 2025
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), King’s College London, University of San Francisco, Iowa State University - Department of Psychology, George Mason University and Central Michigan University
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police, interviewing, stigma, proposed reforms, guilty pleas, false confessions, interrogation, deception, forensic confirmation biases

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Interrogation by Proxy: The Growing Role of Lay Interrogators in Eliciting Criminal Confessions

Univ. of San Francisco Law Research Paper, Criminal Law Bulletin, Volume 59, No. 4. Pp. 395-479
Number of pages: 103 Posted: 07 Aug 2023
University of Nevada, Reno - Department of Psychology, California State University, Fullerton, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), Claremont McKenna College, University of San Francisco and California State University, Fullerton
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Interrogation, Confession, Investigation, Prosecution, Conviction

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State of New Jersey v. Darryl Nieves, Proposed Amicus Curiae Brief of False-Confession

Univ. of San Francisco Law Research Paper (forthcoming)
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 11 Sep 2024
University of San Francisco, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), Central Michigan University, University of Virginia - Institute of Law, Psychiatry, & Public Policy, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Ontario Tech University, Iowa State University - Department of Psychology, George Mason University and Roger Williams University
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false confessions, Shaken Baby Syndrome, Abusive Head Trauma, Corroboration, Interrogation Contamination

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Coercion, Trauma, and Grief in the Interrogation Room: Documenting and Analyzing Cases of False Confessions to Murder of a Family Member

Univ. of San Francisco Law Research Paper , Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 26-10
Number of pages: 105 Posted: 11 Feb 2026
Northwestern University - School of Law, Bluhm Legal Clinic, University of San Francisco, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and Independent
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police interrogations, false confessions, wrongful convictions, criminal investigation

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Awareness of Sex Offender Registration Policies and Self-Reported Sexual Offending in a Community Sample of Adolescents

Sexuality Research and Social Policy, volume 17, issue 3, 2020[10.1007/s13178-019-00410-3]
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 09 Dec 2019 Last Revised: 27 Mar 2026
Hayley Cleary and Cynthia Najdowski
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and University at Albany, State University of New York
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Juveniles, Sex offender registration, Adolescent sexual offending, General deterrence, Public policy

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Adolescent Sex Offender Registration Policy: Perspectives on General Deterrence Potential From Criminology and Developmental Psychology

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, Vol. 22, No. 1, 114 –125, 2016, Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, volume 22, issue 1, 2016[10.1037/law0000059]
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 12 Jul 2018 Last Revised: 27 Mar 2026
University at Albany, State University of New York, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and University of Evansville
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sex offending, registration, adolescents, deterrence, public policy

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Relations Between Peer Influence, Perceived Costs versus Benefits, and Sexual Offending Among Adolescents Aware of Sex Offender Registration Risk

Behavioral Sciences & the Law, volume 41, issue 2-3, 2023[10.1002/bsl.2625]
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 04 Apr 2025 Last Revised: 27 Mar 2026
Cynthia Najdowski, Hayley Cleary and Paige Oja
University at Albany, State University of New York, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and University at Albany (SUNY)
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sexual offending, registration, adolescents, public policy, deterrence