University of Massachusetts Medical School Faculty Publications
Title
Police-induced confessions, risk factors, and recommendations: looking ahead
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Psychiatry
Publication Date
2010-2
Document Type
Article
Subjects
*Coercion; Interviews as Topic; Judgment; *Jurisprudence; *Police; Review Literature as Topic; Risk Factors; *Truth Disclosure
Disciplines
Criminal Procedure | Law and Psychology | Law Enforcement and Corrections | Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility | Psychiatry
Abstract
Reviewing the literature on police-induced confessions, we identified suspect characteristics and interrogation tactics that influence confessions and their effects on juries. We concluded with a call for the mandatory electronic recording of interrogations and a consideration of other possible reforms. The preceding commentaries make important substantive points that can lead us forward-on the effects of videotaping of interrogations on case dispositions; on the study of non-custodial methods, such as the controversial Mr. Big technique; and on an analysis of why confessions, once withdrawn, elicit such intractable responses compared to statements given by child and adult victims. Toward these ends, we hope that this issue provides a platform for future research aimed at improving the diagnostic value of confession evidence.
DOI of Published Version
10.1007/s10979-010-9217-5
Source
Law Hum Behav. 2010 Feb;34(1):49-52. doi: 10.1007/s10979-010-9217-5. Link to article on publisher's site
Related Resources
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Law and human behavior
PubMed ID
20112057
Repository Citation
Kassin, Saul M.; Drizin, Steven A.; Grisso, Thomas; Gudjonsson, Gisli H.; Leo, Richard A.; and Redlich, Allison D., "Police-induced confessions, risk factors, and recommendations: looking ahead" (2010). University of Massachusetts Medical School Faculty Publications. 276.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/faculty_pubs/276