PSYC 2400 Lecture 6: Forensic Psychology Notes (W4)
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Police interrogations: purpose of an interrogation. Tu(cid:374)gu(cid:374)s a(cid:374)d the nyc poli(cid:272)e (cid:894)(cid:1005)(cid:1013)(cid:1012)(cid:1004)"s(cid:895: used stun guns on civilians to get confessions. Interrogate while under the influence of drugs and alcohol. Was(cid:374)"t give(cid:374) (cid:271)asi(cid:272) (cid:374)e(cid:272)essities (cid:894)(cid:374)o (cid:272)lothes & (cid:271)la(cid:374)kets(cid:895): today: more subtle coercion. All are legally admissible if done the right way: the reid model of interrogation. If stage 3 comes up, then the interrogator has confidence that the suspect is in fact guilty. October 3, 2016: r. v. oickle (2000) Not permissible: r. v. hoilett (1999, problems with the reid model. The guilford four case four irish people charged with bombing: consequences of false confessions. Bedeau & radelet (1987) 350 cases (14% false confessions) Scheck et al. (2000) 70 cases (21% false confessions) When a person intends to mislead another person deliberately with being explicitly asked to do so by the target: lying is common. Married couples lied in 1 out of 10 interactions with their partners.
