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Why do researchers advocate for the use of information-gathering techniques over accusatorial methods in interrogations?
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?
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?
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?
In the context of false confessions, what distinguishes a false positive from a true positive?
What is a key disadvantage of using accusatorial methods in obtaining confessions compared to information-gathering techniques?
What is a key disadvantage of using accusatorial methods in obtaining confessions compared to information-gathering techniques?
What does confirmation bias refer to?
What does confirmation bias refer to?
In criminal profiling, what does a signature refer to?
In criminal profiling, what does a signature refer to?
Why is systematic research important for the profiling process?
Why is systematic research important for the profiling process?
What is geographic profiling primarily based on?
What is geographic profiling primarily based on?
Where in the memory process is a lapse of attention likely to impact?
Where in the memory process is a lapse of attention likely to impact?
