Perceptions of coercion in interrogation: comparing expert and lay opinions

When confessions are entered into evidence in criminal courts, issues of coercion and voluntariness are important and often contested matters. Occasionally, defense attorneys proffer expert witnesses to testify about the coercive pressures of an interrogation and the risk of a false confession. Such...

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Main Author: Kaplan, Jeffrey (Author)
Contributors: Cutler, Brian L. ; Eastwood, Joseph ; Leach, Amy-May ; Marion, Stephanie
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: [2020]
In: Psychology, crime & law
Year: 2020, Volume: 26, Issue: 4, Pages: 384-401
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Coercion
Common Knowledge
Expert Testimony
Interrogation
admissibility

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