Psychology 2990A/B Chapter : Textbook summary of 2990. Perfect complementary to your readings!
13 Dec 2011
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The goals of police interrogations are to gain info that would further the investigation but also to obtain a confession from the suspect. Officers in england use far less coercive techniques than officers in north america. Gather evidence and interview witnesses and victims. Conduct a nonaccusatorial interview of the suspect. Conduct an accusatorial interrogation of the suspect (9 steps are used: suspect is confronted with guilt and evidence shown (or made up, psychological themes developed to rationalize the crime ( he deserved it , statements of denial are interrupted. Interrogator overcomes suspect"s objections until suspect becomes withdrawn and quiet. Interrogator ensures suspect doesn"t tune out (moving closer) 5: sympathy and understand exhibited and suspect urged to come clean, suspect offered face-saving explanations, officer develops this face-saving admission into a full confession, get the suspect to write and sign a full confession. Goal: to make the perceived consequences of a confession more desirable than the anxiety made by deception.
