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To investigate how intent and harm severity affect legal judgments in criminal and civil cases.

November 10, 2025Law and Human Behavior

Intent, harm, and the law: Examining the intersection of varied intent and outcome severity on legal judgments.

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To investigate how intent and harm severity affect legal judgments in criminal and civil cases.
Examined the relationship between causal actor's intent and legal judgments.
Analyzed the role of outcome severity in decision-making processes.
Compared perspectives from folk and legal psychology.
Found considerable convergence between folk and legal psychology regarding intent's impact.
Indicated that harm severity can influence legal decisions.
Demonstrated variability in judgments based on the context of intent and harm.

Implication

Research shows that intent influences legal judgments, suggesting that harm severity plays a role in decision-making.

Abstract

Our studies suggest considerable convergence between folk and legal psychology when examining the impact of a causal actor's intent on criminal and civil judgments and indicate that harm severity can sometimes play a role in the process. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).

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Laurent et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69253a16c0ce034ddc356eb2 https://doi.org/10.1037/lhb0000637

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Research shows that intent influences legal judgments, suggesting that harm severity plays a role in decision-making.

Intent, harm, and the law: Examining the intersection of varied intent and outcome severity on legal judgments.

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Intent, harm, and the law: Examining the intersection of varied intent and outcome severity on legal judgments.

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