Chapter 3: Psychology of Police Investigations

Question 1

What are the 3 steps of the Reid Method?

Answer 1

Gather Evidence
Non-accusatorial Interview
Get a confession

Question 2

What are minimization techniques?

Answer 2

Making the crime sound less bad so maybe they will confess, giving them deals, moralization

Question 3

What are maximization techniques?

Answer 3

Scare and intimidate (its only you who could)

Question 4

What are the main three types of false confessions?

Answer 4

Voluntary: Said without coercion
Coerced-compliant: knows did not commit, just want to escape further (most common)
Coerced-internalized: Believe they committed crime, no other option. Highly suggestive questioning.