Inbau: Interrogation Methods (Suspects)

Question 1

What was the PACE act?

Answer 1

=police and criminal evidence act 1984

• prohibited from using deception/false evidence
• less interviews taking place at night
• interviews recorded on tape
• suspects consulting a solicitor

Question 2

What are the 9 steps?

Answer 2

1. Direct confrontation= suspect is directly told they are thought to have committed the offence
2. Shift blame= suspect offered chance to shift blame by offering of suggestions/justifications
3. Interrupt any denial
4. Obtain confession= ignore suspects reasons why they couldn’t have committed the crime
5. Reinforce sincerity
6. Move to confession= offer alternatives
7. Alternative q= give 2 choices of what suspect could do, 1 more socially acceptable but both admitting to guilt
8. Confess in front of witnesses
9. Signing confession

Question 3

Strengths?

Answer 3

• standardised= useful as don’t need a lot of training

* useful in forcing a confession

Question 4

Weaknesses?

Answer 4

•assumes guilt= invalid, may increase amount of false confessions
•secondary data=
-subject to researcher bias
-unreliable
-gatekeepers
-pop validity
-Eco validity

Question 5

Type of research?

Answer 5

Secondary data

Question 6

Acronym?

Answer 6

Doctor (direct confrontation) 
Seuss (shift blame)
Is (interrupt any denial) 
One (obtain confession)
Real (reinforce sincerity) 
Moron (move to confession)
At (alternative question) 
Cooking (confession in front of witnesses)
Spaghetti (sign confession)