False-Evidence Ploys and Interrogations: Mock Jurors' Perceptions of False-Evidence Ploy Type, Deception, Coercion, and Justification

Autor: Krista D. Forrest, J B S Bradley Stastny, C B S Keller Batterman, A B S Jennifer Bruns, William Douglas Woody, Sara E. Brady
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Behavioral Sciences & the Law. 30:342-364
ISSN: 0735-3936
DOI: 10.1002/bsl.1999
Popis: We studied mock jurors' evaluations of police false-evidence ploys across two false-evidence ploy information conditions (true or false confession). Study 1 participants evaluated lists of demeanor, testimonial, and scientific ploys and rated testimonial false-evidence ploys as more coercive than demeanor false-evidence ploys. Participants in the false-confession condition rated false-evidence ploys as more deceptive than did participants in the true-confession condition. Study 2 participants evaluated false-evidence ploy types within interrogation transcripts. Participants rated testimonial false-evidence ploys as more deceptive and coercive than demeanor false-evidence ploys; participants in the true-confession condition rated false-evidence ploys as more justified. Across studies, participants reading realistic transcripts rated false-evidence ploys as more deceptive and coercive. We discuss implications for scholars, attorneys, and interrogators. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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