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POLICE INTERVIEW TECHNIQUES
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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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“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).”
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“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).”
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“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).”
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Metadata
- 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
- OpenAlex
- W2294757834
- Cited by
- 235
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- 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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