PSYC 3020 Study Guide - Serial Killer, Richard Ofshe, Psychopathology

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3020
• Professor: Dan Yarmey

Document Summary

3 -- the psychology of police investigations police interrogation: a process whereby the police interview a suspect for the purpose of gathering evidence and obtaining a confession. > we have moved away from using acts of physical coercion but this has been replaced with more subtle psychologically based interrogation techniques such as lying about evidence, promising lenient treatment, and implying threats to loved ones. > a noncustodial procedure used by police to secure a confession. > involves undercover police officer who pose as members of a criminal organization who attempt to lure the suspect into their gang > often suspect is made to commit some minor crimes to be interviewed for a higher level job, but before he gets the job with mr. big he must confess to a serious crime (the one under investigation) > 9 step model of interrogation used frequently in north america to extract confessions from suspects.