Psychology 2032A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Geographic Profiling, Offender Profiling, Peter Sutcliffe

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2032A/B
• Professor: Doug Hazlewood

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Police interrogations: a process whereby the police interview a suspect for the purpose of gathering evidence and obtaining a confession. Confession evidence (cid:862)a prosecutors (cid:373)ost pote(cid:374)t (cid:449)eapo(cid:374)(cid:863) 9 steps: refer to the lecture notes. The reid model is supposed to make the consequences of confessing more desirable than the anxiety related to deception. Confessions resulting from overt forms of coercion will not be admissible to north. American courts: brute force, prolonged isolation, deprivation of food or sleep, threats of harm or punishment, promises of immunity or leniency. A man was arrested for sexual assault and at the time of his arrest he was under the influence of alcohol and crack cocaine. Peace model: planning and preparation, engage and explain, account, closure, evaluation. A confession that is either intentionally fabricated or is not based on actual knowledge of the facts that form its content. Retracted confession: a confession that the confessor later declares false.