PSYC 2400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Central Park Jogger Case, False Confession, Electroshock Weapon
3 Aug 2016
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Purpose of police interrogation: obtain confession, obtain information about a crime. North american interrogations: uk dropped word interrogations (negative connotation) Reid model coercive environment: brown v. mississippi (1936) Whipped during interrogation: stun gun and the nyc police (1980"s) Stun guns used to intimidate/used during interrogation process: r v. hoilett (1999) Arrested for rape, court dismissed confession (interrogation was not valid naked in a cold cell, high on drugs: confessions that are extracted by violence are not help up in court. Moral justification depends on the type of crime. Stage 1: gather evidence: gather evidence person"s involvement in crime. Stage 2: conduct interview: conduct interview (bai) behavioural analysis interview, goal: determine if a person is lying, assumption: guilty person will react differently to questions than innocent people. Indications of lying: gaze aversion, fidgeting, slouching, anxiousness. Stage 3: interrogating: conduct accusatorial interview once person is deemed guilty.
