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POLICE INTERVIEW TECHNIQUES

BALDWIN, JOHN·1993·The British Journal of Criminology
DOI 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bjc.a048329
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With the introduction of recording facilities in police interview rooms, the techniques that officers adopt when questioning suspects are being increasingly subjected to scrutiny. The research reported in this article, based upon 600 audio and video tapes recorded in three police forces in 1989 and 1990, examines the way in which interviews with suspects were conducted. The study suggests that greater efforts will need to be made in the future if public concern about interview procedures is to be assuaged.

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  • The second source of biases (Level 2) arises in many aspects across the justice and legal systems, from police investigations to evidence about shaken baby syndrome.

    “This second source of biases (Level 2) arises in many aspects across the justice and legal systems, from police investigations (Baldwin, 1993; Wagenaar et al., 1993) to evidence about shaken baby syndrome (Lynøe et al., 2017).”

    From Biased and biasing: the hidden bias cascade and bias snowball effects (2025) · cites this paper as Baldwin, 1993

  • Police officers are often trained to presume a suspect is guilty; such suspicion creates bias and generates evidence (such as false confessions) that can lead to wrongful convictions.

    “Another example in the wider context of the justice and legal systems is police officers who are often trained to presume a suspect is guilty. Such a suspicion against suspects creates bias and generates evidence (such as false confessions) that can lead to wrongful convictions (Baldwin, 1993; Inbau et al., 2001; Kassin et al., 2003).”

    From Biased and biasing: the hidden bias cascade and bias snowball effects (2025) · cites this paper as Baldwin, 1993

  • A hypothesis can create bias as it often entails confirmation and other biases that generate evidence confirming that hypothesis while ignoring or dismissing conflicting evidence.

    “A hypothesis can create bias as it often entails confirmation and other biases that generate evidence, confirming that hypothesis while ignoring (or dismissing) conflicting evidence (Baldwin, 1993; Klayman & Ha, 1987; Wagenaar et al., 1993).”

    From Biased and biasing: the hidden bias cascade and bias snowball effects (2025) · cites this paper as Baldwin, 1993

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Authors
BALDWIN, J.
Affiliations
University of Birmingham (GB)
Corresponding author
BALDWIN, JOHN
Venue
The British Journal of Criminology
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
1993
Volume
33
Issue
3
Pages
325-352
ISSN
  • 0007-0955 (ISSN-L)
  • 1464-3529
DOI
10.1093/oxfordjournals.bjc.a048329
OpenAlex
W2294757834
Cited by
235
References
0
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 14 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 13 · 2014: 12 · 2013: 14 · 2012: 11
FWCI
3.28
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
The British Journal of Criminology (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Deception detection and forensic psychology
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Policing Practices and Perceptions
  • Social Sciences › Law › Criminal Law and Evidence
Keywords
police interviews, police interrogation, interview techniques, public confidence in police, interview procedures

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