The effect of a presumption of guilt on police guilt judgments

Police conduct pre-interrogation interviews with suspects whom they presume might be guilty. This research tested whether a presumption of guilt causes police to misclassify innocent suspects as guilty during pre-interrogation interviews by virtue of biasing their interpretation of suspects’ emotion...

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Authors: Yang, Yueran (Author) ; Madon, Stephanie (Author) ; Cabell, Jean J. (Author) ; Kruger, Sarah A. (Author) ; Guyll, Max (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: Psychology, crime & law
Year: 2025, Volume: 31, Issue: 4, Pages: 462-483
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Keywords:
Police Interrogation
guilt judgment
Confirmation bias
pre-interrogation interview