GSPP Faculty
Robert MacCoun
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Other Affiliations:
Professor of Law, School of Law
Areas of Expertise/Interest:
- Criminal Justice
- Drug Policy
- Research Methods
- Risk Policy
Biographical Statement:
After receiving a doctorate in social psychology, Rob MacCoun spent seven years as a behavioral scientist at RAND. There he was a staff member at the Institute for Civil Justice and the Drug Policy Research Center, and a core faculty member at the RAND Graduate School of Policy Studies. His research examines public policy issues from the perspective of cognitive and social psychology. He has written numerous studies of individual and group decision making, criminal and civil jury behavior, alternative dispute resolution, public perceptions of the fairness of public policies, and the formal and informal control of risky conduct (including accidental injuries, psychoactive drug use, and illicit drug dealing) in the United States and Western Europe.
