RT Article
T1 Japanese interrogation techniques from prisoners’ perspectives
JF Criminal justice and behavior
VO 43
IS 5
SP 617
OP 634
A1 Wachi, Taeko
A2 Watanabe, Kazumi
A2 Yokota, Kaeko
A2 Otsuka, Yusuke
A2 Lamb, Michael E. 1953-
LA English
YR 2016
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/188501810X
AB This study examined responses to a self-report questionnaire on interviewing techniques administered to 291 incoming adult male prison inmates across Japan who were convicted of murder, robbery, arson, rape, forcible indecency, or kidnapping. The questionnaire focused on interrogations that led to confessions. Four interview styles (Evidence-confrontational, Relationship-focused, Undifferentiated-high, and Undifferentiated-low) were identified. For prisoners who had already decided to confess before their interrogation, interview styles had no effect on the tendency to confess. However, when prisoners were undecided about confessing or had previously decided to deny allegations, the Relationship-focused and Undifferentiated-high interview styles were associated with confessions. Furthermore, prisoners who experienced Relationship-focused interviews were more likely to provide previously undisclosed information to the police.
K1 Confessions
K1 Interrogations
K1 Prisoners
K1 relationship-focused approach
K1 serious crimes
DO 10.1177/0093854815608667