Gudjohnsson Flashcards
What subsection is this study apart of?
Interviewing a suspect
What are the other studies in this suspect?
Inbau
Mann
Gudjohnsson
What did this study look into?
A case of false confession
What was the aim of this study?
To document a case of false confession of a youth who was at the time distressed and susceptible to interrogative pressure
What was the age of the boy?
17
What happened in the case?
A false confession of a 17 year old youth who was accused of two murders,, two elderly ladies were battered to death had Benn robbed and sexually assaulted
Why was the 17 year old arrested?
As one of his accounts had more movements than usual, and he was spending more money, there was no forensic evidence to attach him to the case
What happened during his interview?
Repeatedly accused of lying, questioning was leading and accusatory
How long did the interviewing last for?
14 hours of aggressive questioning without break , he then confessed
What happened after his confession?
He retracted his confession, only to confess again after pressure
What happened after his second confession?
He was sent to prison, we’re he was assessed by psychiatrist
What did the psychiatrist find?
He had no mental illness an iQ of 94
And a score of 10 on the gudjohnsson suggestibility scale
What is known as the gudjohnsson suggestibility scale?
A test to measure how susceptible a person is to coercive interrogation
What is the conclusion of this research?
This is a clear case of coerced compliant false confession, he gave in to pressure to escape from the interview situation
