Lecture Two

Question 1

The Reid Technique

Answer 1

• Most popular manual for police interrogation
• Assumes innocent people won’t be in an interrogation room at all

Question 2

Nine Steps of Reid Technique

Answer 2

1. Confrontation
2. Develop themes
3. Interrupt denials
4. Overcome objections
5. Keep attention
6. Break final resolve
7. Present alternatives
8. Move toward verbal admission
9. The confession

Question 3

Common Ploys with Reid Technique

Answer 3

(Good cop bad cop)
1. Minimization techniques
2. Scare tactics to intimidate suspect

Question 4

False evidence Ploys

Answer 4

Police can lie about evidence, for example saying you lied on a polygraph even if you passed

Question 5

Innocent suspects are more likely to ( innocence puts innocents at risk )

Answer 5

• Waive their right to silence
• Waive their hand to a full lineup
• Be interrogated
• They crack down harder

Question 6

Pros vs. Cons of Mr. Big Method

Answer 6

1. Mr. big confession is assumed to be inadmissible unless the informative value of the confession outweighs its harm
2. It is inadmissible if police used violence

Question 7

False Confessions

Answer 7

A) Authentic type
- Suspect comes to imagine that they committed a crime they did not commit
- May be due to mental illness
B) Instrumental type
- Suspects knows they are innocent, but confesses for some goal

Question 8

Why might someone plead guilty?

Answer 8

-Uncertain prospects at trial
- Trials are costly
- Reduced sentence

Question 9

Coerced-Compliant

Answer 9

• Suspect knows they are innocent
• Confesses to escape harsh interrogation
• Most common form

Question 10

Ceorced-Internalized

Answer 10

• Suspect believes they are guilty due to interrogation pressures