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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"False confessions"”.

  1. Examining the Link Between Moral Minimization and False Confessions

    Hachey, Joshua Richard GregoryCarleton University2024

    … that moral minimization increases the risk of false confessions due to pragmatically implying that a lenient sentence is forthcoming. Using a sample of 88 university students accused of cheating on an anagram task, my study examined if moral minimization led to false confessions, determined by …

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  2. Alleged false confessions among Icelandic offenders : an examination of some psychological, criminological and substance use factors that are associated with the reported false confessions.

    Sigurdsson, Jon Fridrik1998

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  3. Perceptions of false confessions: Reducing prejudice toward exonerees through the use of educational materials

    Savage, Meaghan E.University of Ontario Institute of Technology2013

    … whether prejudice toward an individual who falsely confessed could be reduced through watching educational videos (personal story video and/or fact based video) about false confessions and wrongful conviction. Participants who watched the personal story video rated the exoneree as …

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  4. Sensitizing the general public: experiential processing alters perceptions of confession evidence and minimization

    Hall, VictoriaUniversity of Ontario Institute of Technology2019

    False confessions are a leading cause of wrongful convictions in Canada, suggesting a lack of protection against false confessions. Moreover, minimization tactics can increase the chance of false confessions. Current educational efforts (i.e., cautionary instructions and expert testimony) do not …

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  5. Perceptions of confessions by juvenile suspects: effects of interrogation technique and suspect age

    Villamarin, Kelsey Ana2013

    … suspects are far more prone than adults to make false confessions. Two interrogation techniques known as Minimization (gentle, friendly approach used to gain suspect’s trust) and Maximization (coercive approach using harsh questioning and scare tactics) have been used frequently in cases of …

    utc Repository record

  6. Police Deception: A Survey of EKU Students

    Nicholson, Jason AnthonyEastern Kentucky University

    … interrogation is an effective method of gaining confessions and convictions. It is also dangerous in that it raises the potential for false confessions, damages police-citizen relationships, damages case strength, and encourages lying in other aspects of policing. The purpose of the study was to …

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  7. Perceptions of juvenile confessions as a function of police report and questioning quality

    Andrews, Morgan2019

    … coerciveness and its relation to risk of false confessions in adults if they can see interrogation tactics used, but not if provided with a police report that omits these tactics (Kassin et al., 2017). The present study was designed to extend these findings to a juvenile confession case. …

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  8. Cooperation, reminiscence and repeated interviews of suspects

    Scott, LeahAbertay University2016

    … and factors which may increase the risk of false confessions (reviewed in Chapter 2 along with current protocols for interviewing suspects). A case study of the repeated testimony of a real life suspect of murder (Chapter 3) showed that a substantial amount of information given by the …

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  9. Police powers, legal rights and pre-trial procedures in Saudi Arabia : a comparison with England and Wales

    Alshahrani, Mohammed A.University of Hull2005

    … from torture, brutality and the extraction of false confessions. Special protection may be afforded to vulnerable groups such as the young and mentally ill. Legislation on police powers, therefore, must balance conflicting needs.Saudi Arabia the Stop, Arrest, Detention and Custody Regulation …

    hull Repository record

  10. Interviewing Vulnerable Suspects Arrested for Homicide Offences: The Working Practices of Detectives and Third Parties

    Holmes, Jennifer2023

    … 2009) and are at a higher risk of making false confessions or being unable to act in their best interests during a suspect interview (Gudjonsson, 2003). Those who are arrested on suspicion of committing homicide offences can be detained in custody for up to 96 hours and may experience …

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  11. Development of the Interview and Interrogation Assessment Instrument

    Kaplan, JeffreyUniversity of Ontario Institute of Technology2023

    … of an interrogation and risk factors for false confession. At present, there exists no standardized methods for performing this task, and each expert uses their own unstructured professional judgment. To address this lack of standardization, we have developed a psychological instrument for …

    uoit Repository record

  12. Wrongful Conviction Documentaries: Influences of Crime Media Exposure on Mock Juror Decision-Making

    Sanchez, Patricia YThe Graduate School and University Center of The City University of New York2020

    … conviction, such as eyewitness errors and false confessions, lead viewers to become more discriminating as jurors, voting to convict when the primary evidence contains little empirical risk, while voting to acquit when that evidence contains significant empirical risk?</p> <p>In an online …

    cuny-grad Repository record