Gudjonsson 1990

Question 1

Method

Answer 1

Case study

Question 2

Participant

Answer 2

17 yr old accused of 2 murdere

Average intelligence, no mantel illness

Question 3

Crime

Answer 3

2 elderly women found battered to death in their home with evidence of sexual assault and savings were gone

Question 4

Why was fc taken in

Answer 4

Inconsistencies in his account of his movements during early routine enquiry

Spending More money than usual, no forensic evidence

Question 5

Interviews

Answer 5

1- 4 hr, 5 officers
First denied being near scene but was continually accused of lying, told he was sexually impotent and was given leading questions so confessed to being near scene

2- retracted his statement but confessed under pressure about his failure to have relationships with women

3 further interviews

Question 6

Psychometric evaluation

Answer 6

Score of 10 for suggestibility on gudjonsson scale (abnormal in this respect)
No evidence of mantel illness, iq 94

Question 7

Conclusion

Answer 7

Example of coerced compliant false confession, gave in to escape intolerable situation

Can happen to anyone, not just mentally ill

Question 8

Background

Answer 8

Kassin and wrightsman suggest 3 basic types of false confession

Voluntary false confession: usually result of a mentally disturbed condition or maybe guilt over past transgressions or to protect real criminal

Coerced false confession: when they see confessing as the only way out of that situation, usually due to persistent questioning

Coerced internalised false confessions: when one comes to believe they committed the crime , some groups more susceptible (young , mentally ill , low iq

Question 9

Aim

Answer 9

To document a case of the false confession of a youth who was distress and susceptible to interrogative pressure