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In All Honesty: Study From BGSU Researcher Finds That Telling the Truth is Correlated With Better Criminal Justice Outcomes
February 04, 2026
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio, Feb. 4 -- Bowling Green State University issued the following news:

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In all honesty: Study from BGSU researcher finds that telling the truth is correlated with better criminal justice outcomes

Associate sociology professor Thomas Mowen, Ph.D., found that lying behaviors proved to be an ineffective strategy in criminal justice contexts

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Research from a Bowling Green State University faculty member found th . . .

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