Why professionals fail to catch liars and how they can improve

In the first part of this article, I briefly review research findings that show that professional lie catchers, such as police officers, are generally rather poor at distinguishing between truths and lies. I believe that there are many reasons contributing towards this poor ability, and give an over...

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1. VerfasserIn: Vrij, Aldert 1960- (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2004
In: Legal and criminological psychology
Jahr: 2004, Band: 9, Heft: 2, Seiten: 159-181
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Zusammenfassung:In the first part of this article, I briefly review research findings that show that professional lie catchers, such as police officers, are generally rather poor at distinguishing between truths and lies. I believe that there are many reasons contributing towards this poor ability, and give an overview of these reasons in the second part of this article. I also believe that professionals could become better lie detectors and explain how in the final part of this article.
ISSN:2044-8333
DOI:10.1348/1355325041719356