Types of False Confessions and Interrogation Techniques
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Why do researchers advocate for the use of information-gathering techniques over accusatorial methods in interrogations?

  • To increase the likelihood of obtaining a false confession
  • To use more positive confrontation in interrogations
  • To make the interrogation process longer and more tedious
  • To elicit information with open-ended questions (correct)
  • Which type of false confession may occur when an innocent individual is persuaded of their own guilt?

  • Instrumental Coerced
  • Instrumental Voluntary
  • Coerced Voluntary
  • Internalized Voluntary (correct)
  • What makes forensic identification unique in criminal investigations?

  • It is used to determine motive behind a crime
  • It involves linking physical evidence to a criminal suspect (correct)
  • It relies solely on eyewitness testimony
  • It focuses on psychological profiling
  • In the context of false confessions, what distinguishes a false positive from a true positive?

    <p>False positive is when a guilty person confesses falsely, while true positive is when an innocent person confesses falsely</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key disadvantage of using accusatorial methods in obtaining confessions compared to information-gathering techniques?

    <p>Accusatorial methods can result in pressuring innocent individuals to confess</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does confirmation bias refer to?

    <p>Favoring information that supports one's beliefs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In criminal profiling, what does a signature refer to?

    <p>An unnecessary act committed beyond what is required for the crime</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is systematic research important for the profiling process?

    <p>To demonstrate the usefulness of profiling methods</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is geographic profiling primarily based on?

    <p>Different maps and mathematical analysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where in the memory process is a lapse of attention likely to impact?

    <p>Encoding stage</p> Signup and view all the answers

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