Objective: Over the past 4 decades, discrepant research findings have emerged in the juror–
confession literature, prompting the need for a systematic review and meta-analysis that …

Confessions represent one of the most influential types of evidence, and research has
shown that mock jurors often fail to dismiss unreliable confession evidence. However, recent …

This chapter focuses on the development in England (and later elsewhere) of an
interviewing procedure that seeks to gain valid information from suspects without being …

This book is designed to support final-year students in psychology who are taking modules
in criminal psychology. It would also be appropriate for postgraduate students in forensic …

Uses techniques from psychological science and legal theory to explore police interrogation
in the United States Understanding Interrogation provides a single comprehensive source …

Published survey data on perceptions of interrogations and false confessions have come
from Western European and North American countries and have tended to focus on jury …

Failure of justice system accounts for the conviction of innocents. The Criminal Justice
system in Pakistan is badly affected by imperfections. It has many eccentricities and …

The current study explores the effects of confirmation bias on the perception of suspect
interrogations. Participants (N= 141) were assigned to read one of two versions of a …

The recognition by legal and investigative professionals of the value to them of
psychological work is exemplified by, in recent decades, the setting up of organisations such …

Abstract To date, of the 2,783 individuals who have been exonerated after their convictions
have been overturned, 339 (12%) have involved the contributing factor of a false confession; …