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Gudjonsson, G. H. (2003). The Psychology of Interrogations and Confessions: A
Handbook. John Wiley and Sons.
Gudjonsson, an expert on false confession, examines various aspects
of investigative interviewing and highlights the accuracy and
completeness of the information gathered during police interrogation.
This book covers the theoretical, research, and practical aspects of
interrogation and confession in the United States and Britain. In
addition, it addresses reasons why suspects confess, false confession,
and suggestibility, as well as English and U.S. law regarding
confessions.
Inbau, F. E., Reid, J. E., Buckley, J. P., and Jayne, B. C. (2004). Criminal
Interrogation and Confessions. 4th ed. Boston: Jones and Bartlett
Publishers.
First published in 1962, this book is the classic text for the Reid
Technique, the standard U.S. law enforcement approach to interview
and interrogation.
Kassin, S. M. (2005). “On the Psychology of Confessions: Does Innocence Put
Innocents at Risk” American Psychologist 60 (3), 215-228.
Confession evidence plays a part in 15% to 25% of wrongful
convictions. What causes innocent people to make false confessions
In pre-interrogation interviews, investigators make judgments about
guilt that influence the entire interrogation process. Innocent suspects
waive their Miranda rights in the belief that their innocence will
exonerate them and are subjected to coercive interrogation designed to
elicit confession. Police, judges, and juries cannot distinguish between
uncorroborated true and false confessions. The author proposes reforms
to current interrogation practices including videotaping interrogations
as a means of protecting innocent suspects.
Kassin, S. M., and Gudjonsson, G. H. (2004). “The Psychology of Confessions:
A Review of the Literature and Issues.” Psychological Science in the
Public Interest, 5 (2), 33-67.
This comprehensive literature review surveys major research on
confession. It examines the pre-interrogation interview; the impact of
Miranda; modern police interrogation methods; the problem of false
confessions; and the consequences of confession evidence. It also
discusses detection of deception, social influences, why people waive
their Miranda rights, and why people confess.
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