PSYC 3310 Chapter : Psychology and the Law ch 2

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3310
• Professor: Regina Schuller

Document Summary

Inbau et al: concluded that when the reid method was used, there were more confessions during these interrogations. Potential problems with the reid model of interrogation. The frequency of false confessions: although an exact number is to be determined (range of 0. 6 to 12%), it happens enough that it should be taken seriously. Voluntary false confessions: a confession is made w/out any influence from police, reasons include: attn, person cant determine fact from fantasy, need to decrease ones pathological guilt with a physical punishment and protecting someone else from harm. Criminal profiling: criminal profiling is used, when a victim and suspect have no identifiable r/s and motive for doing the crime. Investigative psychology (founded by canter in 1990"s); made the field of profiling a scientific practice, which includes research in the area. How is criminal profiling constructed: the process of profiling is very vague, and there are different schools of profiling, ex is the.