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Understanding Police Interrogation : Confessions and Consequences by Woody, William Douglas ;Forrest, Krista D. ;Greene, Edie is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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**Uses techniques from psychological science and legal theory to explore police interrogation in the United States** __Understanding Police Interrogation__ provides a single comprehensive source for understanding issues relating to police interrogation and confession. It sheds light on the range of factors that may influence the outcome of the interrogation of a suspect, which ones make it more likely that a person will confess, and which may also inadvertently lead to false confessions. There is a significant psychological component to police interrogations, as interrogators may try to build rapport with the suspect, or trick them into thinking there is evidence against them that does not exist. Also important is the extent to which the interrogator is convinced of the suspect’s guilt, a factor that has clear ramifications for today’s debates over treatment of black suspects and other people of color in the criminal justice system. The volume employs a totality of the circumstances approach, arguing that a number of integrated factors, such as the characteristics of the suspect, the characteristics of the interrogators, interrogation techniques and location, community perceptions

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Author

Woody, William Douglas ;Forrest, Krista D. ;Greene, Edie

Publisher

New York University Press

Published

2020

Language

EN

ISBN

9781479828128

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Psychology, Law, Social Science