Susan Bandes is a scholar in the fields of federal jurisdiction, criminal procedure, and civil rights. She is also a pioneer in the emerging study of the role of emotion in law.
Emotions are an integral part of human behavior, but the legal system tends to treat them as intrusive or invisible. Drawing on insights from psychology, sociology, neuroscience and other fields, Susan Bandes’ work evaluates the many complex emotions—and assumptions about emotion—that pervade the law.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS & MEDIA
What Are Victim Impact Statements For?
87 Brooklyn Law Review 1253 (2022)
What Are Victim Impact Statements For?
Twenty-five years after the Supreme Court ruled in their favor, what exactly have victims of crime won? And at what cost? (The Atlantic)
Empathy and Remote Legal Proceedings
51 Southwestern Law Review 20 (2021)
Feeling and Thinking Like a Lawyer: Cognition, Emotion, and the Practice and Progress of Law
89 Fordham Law Review 2427 (2021)
