Gudjonsson, Gisli H., CBE (Institute of Psychiatry, King's College,

The Psychology of Interrogations and Confessions

A Handbook

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Interrogations and confessions are interesting psychological processes because they involve mechanisms of memory, deception, vulnerability, suggestibility and personal interaction. They are also a crucial part of crime investigation, with enormous pressures on both the interrogator and the suspect.

Produktdetails

• Wiley Series in Psychology of Crime, Policing and Law
• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Seitenzahl: 704
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. November 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 42mm
• Gewicht: 1080g
• ISBN-13: 9780470844618
• ISBN-10: 0470844612
• Artikelnr.: 10537057

Autorenporträt

Gisli Gudjonsson is Professor of Forensic Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London and Head of Forensic Psychology Services, Maudsley Hospital, London

Inhaltsangabe

About the Author.

Series Preface.

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

PART I: INTERROGATIONS AND CONFESSIONS.

Interrogation Tactics and Techniques.

Interrogation in Britain.

Persons at Risk During Interviews in Police Custody: the RoyalCommission Studies.

The Identification and Measurement of 'Oppressive' PoliceInterviewing Tactics in Britain.

Why do Suspects Confess? Theories.

Why do Suspects Confess? Empirical Findings.

Miscarriages of Justice and False Confessions.

The Psychology of False Confession: Research and TheoreticalIssues.

The Psychology of False Confession: Case Examples.

PART II: LEGAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS.

The English Law on Confessions.

The American Law on Confessions.

The Psychological Assessment.

Suggestibility: Historical and Theoretical Aspects.

Interrogative Suggestibility: Empirical Findings.

PART III: BRITISH COURT OF APPEAL CASES.

The Effects of Drugs and Alcohol Upon the Reliability ofTestimony.

The Court of Appeal.

The 'Guildford Four' and the 'Birmingham Six'.

Psychological Vulnerability.

Police Impropriety.

Misleading Special Knowledge.

PART IV: FOREIGN CASES OF DISPUTED CONFESSIONS.

Four High Profile American Cases.

Canadian and Israeli Cases.

Murder in Norway: a False Belief Leading to a FalseConfession.

References.

Appendix.

Index.

Rezensionen

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