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Five questions for: Valerie Reyna
October 09, 2025
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 9 -- Cornell University posted the following Q&A with Valerie Reyna, the Lois and Mel Tukman Professor in the Department of Psychology:

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Five questions for: Valerie Reyna

Why did you decide to look at decision-making in the context of plea bargaining?

The vast majority of criminal cases are resolved with plea bargaining - more than 95%. Courts justify these convictions because defendants, as rational agents, can . . .

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