PSYCH 3CC3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Whitechapel Murders, Offender Profiling, Geographic Profiling
18 Nov 2013
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If the confession is admitted in court, jury convicts the suspect for a crime they did not commit. Jurors likely to convict a suspect based on confession evidence even when aware that confession resulted from coercive interrogation. Kassin and sukel (1997): participants presented with confession obtained in high-pressure condition recognized that the confession was involuntary, but the presence of a confession increased the conviction rate in low-pressure and high-pressure conditions. Technique for identifying the major personality and behavioural characteristics of an individual based upon an analysis of the crimes he or she has committed. Most applicable in cases in which extreme psychopathology are exhibited. Help set traps to flush out an offender. Determine whether a threatening note should be taken seriously. Give advice on how best to interrogate suspect. Tell prosecutors how to break down defendants in cross-examination. Common characteristics predicted: age, sex, race, intelligence, education, hobbies, family background, residential location, criminal history, employment, psychosexual development, post-offence behaviour.
