Psychology 2990A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Miranda Warning, Soft Sell, Suggestibility
18 Nov 2011
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Chapter 2: the psychology of police investigations: tasks such as collection and evaluation of investigative information is an example of where psychology is relevant. Studying false confessions in the lab: internalization: accepting that something suggested to you is true, confabulation: making things up. The consequences of falsely confessing: two major consequences, impact on the individual making the confession - could be convicted of the crime, police are diverted down a false trail that may waste time. Criminal pro ling: criminal pro ling: an investigative technique for identifying the major personality and behavioural characteristics of an individual based upon an analysis of the crimes he or she has committed. Rcmp to collect and analyze information on serious crimes from across canada: david canter, the founder of investigative psychology, practices at the centre for. How is a criminal pro le constructed: pinizzotto and finkel describe the process of pro ling as an equation in the form:
