Psychology 2032A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Mayerthorpe, High-Explosive Squash Head, Psych
7 Mar 2017
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Police interrogation: main purpose is to obtain a confession. Physical coercion was often used to obtain confessions : mid 20 centuries: whipping was occasionally used to obtain confessions. 1980s: ny police officers jolted a suspect with a stun gun to extract a confession. The reid model of interrogation described in a book called criminal interrogation and confessions: made by john e. reid. Stages of the model: gather evidence of the crime and interview witnesses + victims. Conduct a non-accusatorial interview of the suspect to assess any evidence of deception (ex. to determine whether the suspect is lying when he or she claims to be innocent) Conduct an accusatorial interrogation of the suspect if he/she is perceived to be guilty. Box 3. 1: the mr. big technique non-custodial procedure happens outside of the interrogation room undercover police officers lure someone into a gang; they make the suspect perform a series of minor offences.
