PSYC 268 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Major Crimes, Sting Operation, Suggestibility
22 Jun 2016
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Low intelligence, drugs or alcohol use, and stress are another personal risk factor that may increase the likelihood of a false confession. Situational risk factors involve the particular techniques used to extract the confession, the time of day the interrogation was conducted, or the length of the interrogations etc. People also tend to believe that confessions stem from individual rather than situational factors. Hugo munsternberg"s book on on the witness stand (1908), is perhaps the first psychologist to write about the false confession phenomena. Beginning in the 1960s, showing that false confessions can be and do occur. If incriminating statements are not disputed (e. g if the person who made the statement pleads guilty) they will not come under judicial scrutiny. Two sources of law that affect police interactions with suspect and the use of incriminating evidence are the canadian charter of rights & freedoms and.
