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Results for interviewing suspects
1 results foundAuthor: Meissner, Christian A. Title: Interview and Interrogation Methods and Their Effects on True and False Confessions Summary: We conducted a systematic review of the published and unpublished literatures on the interview and interrogation of suspects. Our focus was to examine the impact of accusatorial versus information-gathering approaches on the elicitation of confessions. Two meta-analytic reviews were conducted: one that focused on observational and quasi-experimental field studies of actual suspects in which ground truth (i.e., veracity of the confession statement) was unknown, and another that assessed experimental, laboratory-based studies in which ground truth was known. To be eligible, field studies must have included 1) at least one coded and quantified interviewing/interrogation method and 2) data on confession outcomes tied to the questioning style. Experimental studies must have included 1) at least two distinct interviewing or interrogation styles (e.g., direct questioning and accusatorial approach) and 2) sufficient data on true and/or false confession outcomes. Following an exhaustive search, 5 field studies and 12 experimental studies were deemed eligible for inclusion in the analyses. Results revealed that while both information-gathering and accusatory methods were similarly associated with the production of confessions in field studies, experimental data indicated that the information-gathering method increased the likelihood of true confessions, while reducing the likelihood of false confessions. Given the small number of independent samples, the current findings are considered preliminary, yet suggestive of the benefits of information-gathering methods in the interrogative context. Details: Oslo, Norway: The Campbell Collaboration, 2012. 53p. Source: Internet Resource: Campbell Systematic Reviews, 2012:13: Accessed September 12, 2012 at: www.Campbellcollaboration.org Year: 2012 Country: International URL: https://www.campbellcollaboration.org/media/k2/attachments/Meissner_Interview_Interrogation_Review.pdf Shelf Number: 126317 Keywords: False ConfessionsInterrogationInterviewing Suspects |