CRI1103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Richard Ofshe, Cognitive Interview
CRI1105
Week 7
False and recovered memories: Part II
Paul Ingram
1988
A police officer arrested for sexually abuse to his daughters
Ingram denied the accusation
Over a period of five years, pressured by fellow police and psychologists and advised
Dr Richard ofshe interview ingram
Became ingrams credibility
Said that dr ofshe made up a story that he forces them to have sex with each other
Ingram denied the memory
Over a period of hours ingram had false memories
Ingram wrote 3-page confession that was fabricated
Interviewing and the war on terror
Human rights
Consensus of human rights is breaking down
New threats, terrorism resulted in war on terror
Deliberate undermining human rights and legitimisation of deviance
Arguments against human rights
Respect for human rights
More effective way to elicit information through humane techniques
Respect for human rights trust between governments population being policed
Systematic abuse of human rights breeds terrorists long term
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Interviewing in England and Wales and Interviewing in Australia
Guantanamo bay
Number of violations international human rights
Outside law no legal channels
Kept indefinite detention no charge or trial
Held in conditions that violate standards
Death sentences without right to appeal
Transfer to other countries unfair trials, torture, interrogation inadequate human rights
Interviewing witnesses and persons of interest
Distinguished between interview and interrogation
Interrogation was likely to get a confession
Interviewing England and Wales have changed dramatically
A number of highly publicised miscarriages caused by trickery and deceit
Interviewing protocols
Included new ethical framework
Search for truth
Approach investigations open minded
Cautioning persons of interest
Provision of adequate rest for persons detained
Special requirements for venerable persons
Recording persons of interest interviews
Preparation, planning, Engage, explain, account, closure, evaluation
Recognition that information gathering is not confined to the interview
Recognition that the risk of false confessions increases when evidence is weak
Enhanced cognitive interview
1, greet personalise interview
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Document Summary
A police officer arrested for sexually abuse to his daughters. Over a period of five years, pressured by fellow police and psychologists and advised. Said that dr ofshe made up a story that he forces them to have sex with each other. Over a period of hours ingram had false memories. New threats, terrorism resulted in war on terror. Deliberate undermining human rights and legitimisation of deviance. More effective way to elicit information through humane techniques. Respect for human rights trust between governments population being policed. Systematic abuse of human rights breeds terrorists long term. Interviewing in england and wales and interviewing in australia. Transfer to other countries unfair trials, torture, interrogation inadequate human rights. A number of highly publicised miscarriages caused by trickery and deceit. Recognition that information gathering is not confined to the interview. Recognition that the risk of false confessions increases when evidence is weak. Technique for use with cooperative witnesses and persons of interest.
