PSY328H1 Lecture : Chapter 3
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In north america, a confession usually has to be backed up by some other form of evidence. Police interrogation: a process whereby the police interview a suspect for the purpose of gathering evidence and obtaining a confession. Police interrogations are considered to be inherently coercive. Because offenders are typically reluctant to confess, they must often be tricked into doing so. The reid model of interrogation: north american, reid model: a nine-step model of interrogation used frequently in. North america to extract confessions from suspects: it consists of a three-part process. first stage gather evidence related to the crime and interview witnesses and victims. second stage conduct a nonaccusatorial interview of the suspect to assess any evidence of deception (i. e. determining whether the suspect is lying when he/she claims to be innocent) Psychological themes are then developed that allow the suspect to justify, rationalize, or excuse the crime.
