Bankruptcy judges influenced by apologies, research finds
Monday, March 4, 2013 - 12:00
in Psychology & Sociology
(Phys.org) —Research by legal and psychological scholars has shown that apologies can result in better outcomes for wrongdoers in a number of legal settings, especially when the party perceived as the victim receives the apology. But new research conducted by a pair of University of Illinois law professors examines the influence of apologies on a different kind of legal decision – the decision of a bankruptcy judge to approve a debtor's proposed repayment plan.