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Duped : why innocent people confess--and why we believe their confessions

Kassin, Saul M.2022
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"This conclusive and comprehensive book reveals the psychology behind why innocent men and women, intensely stressed and befuddled by the promises, threats, trickery, and deception of a police interrogation, are duped into confession, no matter how horrific the crime. Featuring riveting case studies, highly original research, work done in tandem with the Innocence Project, and quotes from individuals who confessed to crimes they did not commit, Duped tells the story of how this happens, how the system turns a blind eye, and how to make it stop"-- Provided by publisher.
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Imprint:
Guilford, Connecticut : Prometheus Books, [2022]©2022
Collation:
xv, 404 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-386) and index.
Contents:
The Problem in a Nutshell"Off-the-Books" False Confessions"Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire!": Police as Human Lie DetectorsPsychological Interrogation: Getting Inside your HeadHollywood Confessions: Lights, Action, CameraForensic Confirmation Bias: How Confessions Corrupt Witnesses and CSI ExpertsWhy False Confessors Plead Guilty--Over and Over AgainConfessions at Trial: Why Little Else Matters to the Judge and JuryConfession Blindness: Why Does the Stigma Persist?Your Right to Remain Silent: Safeguard or Trap?Proposed Reforms to Policy and Practice.
ISBN:
9781633888081 (hbk)9781633888081 (hardback)
Dewey class:
363.254
LC class:
HV8073.3
Language:
English
BRN:
815833
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