Criminal Psychology Topic 3

Question 1

Reid 9 step for interigation
Step 1

Answer 1

1. Positive confrentation: say have evidence conferming guilt

Question 2

Reid 9 step for interigation
Step 2

Answer 2

2. Theme development: explain why guilty in an understable way

Question 3

Reid 9 step for interigation
Step 3

Answer 3

3. Handling Deniles: don’t let suspect denie

Question 4

Reid 9 step for interigation
Step 4

Answer 4

4. Overcoming Objection: deniles turned into ways of confessing guilt

Question 5

Reid 9 step for interigation
Step 5

Answer 5

5. Procument & retention of suspect: getting in personal space, forcing eye contact, prevent suspect from becoming withdrawn so they dont think about punishment

Question 6

Reid 9 step for interigation
Step 6

Answer 6

6. Passive mood: use suspects mood to seem understanding (why they are feeling that way) because they have been caught

Question 7

Reid 9 step for interigation
Step 7

Answer 7

7. Preventing alternitave questions: give 2 explanations as to why they commited the crime

Question 8

Reid 9 step for interigation
Step 8

Answer 8

8. Get suspect to give oral confession: ‘I did it’

Question 9

Reid 9 step for interigation
Step 9

Answer 9

9. Suspect WRITE full account of crime (detail

Question 10

Gudjonsson false confession
Suspect

Answer 10

Young / Old
Low IQ
Mental Health Issues

Question 11

Gudjonsson false confession
Arrest

Answer 11

At night
Sudden / Violent interigation
Over a long time

Question 12

Gudjonsson false confession
Mental State

Answer 12

Stress / Anxious
Ill
Intoxicated

Question 13

Gudjonsson false confession
Interigatigation

Answer 13

Coersive
Biased
Leading tactics
e.g. Birmingham 6 - confessed to IRA bombing imprisoned for 16 years (false confessions)

Question 14

Mann et al - lie detection techniques
Sample

Answer 14

99 Kent police officers
24 female - 75 male
78 detectives
9 uniformed officers
8 training officers
4 traffic officers

Question 15

Mann et al - lie detection techniques
Procedure & findings

Answer 15

Destinguish truth from lying
watched videos of 14 interviews - rate from 1 - 7 if they were lying

Could detect lies from truths
66.2% detected lies
63.6% detected truths

Question 16

Mann et al - lie detection techniques
Conclution

Answer 16

Experinence - corrilated - accurcy
Cues leading to better accuracy were contraditions in story not body language
Officers trained to focuse on story not non-verbal cues

Question 17

PEACE model of interviewing
P

Answer 17

Preparation
record current knowledge

Question 18

PEACE model of interviewing
E

Answer 18

Engage
Build rapport & explain purpouse

Question 19

PEACE model of interviewing
A

Answer 19

Account
Witness gives account with no interuptions
Then challenge inconsistancys

Question 20

PEACE model of interviewing
C

Answer 20

Closure
Give ablity for furture contact

Question 21

PEACE model of interviewing
E

Answer 21

Evaluation
Review infomation gathered
Check for inconsitancies

Question 22

Memon & Higham
Review of Cognative Interview (CI)
Asspects

Answer 22

Context Reinstatement: as much infomation produced as whole CI (recall sences & feelings)
Recalling from different perspectives: confusing witenss - lead to - fabication of detail - no increased recall
Recalling in different order: mixed results (1 study found more infomation recalled

Question 23

Memon & Higham
Review of Cognative Interview (CI)
Aspects
Context Reinstatement

Answer 23

Context Reinstatement: as much infomation produced as whole CI (recall sences & feelings)

Question 24

Memon & Higham
Review of Cognative Interview (CI)
Aspects
Recalling from different perspectives

Answer 24

Recalling from different perspectives: confusing witenss - lead to - fabication of detail - no increased recall

Question 25

Memon & Higham Review of Cognative Interview (CI) Aspects Recalling in different order

Answer 25

Recalling in different order: mixed results (1 study found more infomation recalled

Question 26

Memon & Higham Review of Cognative Interview (CI) CI VS other methods

Answer 26

- Standard: Standards doesnt have standardised procedure -Guided memory: GM dosn't build rapport - Structured: BEST COMPARISON

Question 27

Memon & Higham Review of Cognative Interview (CI) Memory Measures (linking to Standard)

Answer 27

Using simplistic measures (% of correct statements -miss out unreported infomation-) Standard: only wants information witness is 100% certain of - witness withholds infomation unsure of

Question 28

Memon & Higham Review of Cognative Interview (CI) Training

Answer 28

-Done by Police Sargeants - Baseline measures (attitudes, motivation, experience) - Given Proformance feedback (prevent falling back into old habits) - Given practice - Training should last 2 days