Handbook of Psychology of Investigative Interviewing Current Developments and Future Directions

by Bull, Ray; Valentine, Tim; Williamson, Tom

• ISBN13: 9780470512685
• ISBN10: 0470512687
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-09-28
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

With chapters written by internationally acclaimed experts on obtaining information from crime suspects and witnesses, this authoritative handbook explores current developments in the rapidly growing field of investigative interviewing.

Author Biography

Ray Bull is Professor of Forensic Psychology at the University of Leicester. He has advised a large number of police forces in several countries on the interviewing of witnesses and suspects, and has testified as an expert witness in a number of trials. He was part of the small team commissioned by the Home Office to write the 2002 Government document Achieving Best Evidence in Criminal Proceedings: Guidance for Vulnerable or Intimidated Witnesses, Including Children (ABE). In April 2009, Professor Bull received the Senior Academic Award from the International Investigative Interviewing Research Group for his significant lifetime contribution to the field of investigative interviewing. Tim Valentine was appointed to a Chair of Psychology at Goldsmiths, University of London in 1997. He has more than 25 years research experience in theoretical and applied aspects of human face recognition. He has authored more than 70 scientific articles and presented research papers in Australia, Canada, Europe, New Zealand and USA. He has worked as an expert witness since 1999 advising in criminal cases of disputed identification. Tom Williamson was a highly experienced police officer who swiftly rose through the ranks while completing a Bachelor degree, followed by a PhD. He was the major driving force in the shift from interrogation to 'investigative interviewing in police interviewing.

Table of Contents

About the Editors	p. vii
About the Contributors	p. ix
Preface	p. xvii
The Psychology of SuspectsÆ Decision-Making during Interrogation
A Typology of Denial Strategies by Suspects in Criminal Investigations
A Structured Model for Investigative Interviewing of Suspects
Finding False Confessions
The Investigation of Terrorist Offences in the United Kingdom: The Context and Climate for Interviewing Officers
From Criminal Justice to Control Process: Interrogation in a Changing Context
Major Crime (Investigative Powers) Act 2004: The Chief Examiner and Coercive Powers
The Relation between Consistency and Accuracy of Eyewitness Testimony: Legal versus Cognitive Explanations
The Cognitive Interview: Research and Practice across the Lifespan
Investigative Interviewing in the Courtroom: Child Witnesses under Cross-Examination
Recovered Memories
Obtaining and Interpreting Eyewitness Identification Test Evidence: The Influence of Police-Witness Interactions
Recent Developments in Eyewitness Identification Procedures in the United Kingdom
A Method to Enhance Person Description: A Field Study
Recent Developments in North American Identification Science and Practice
Truthfulness in WitnessesÆ and SuspectsÆ Reports
Evaluating Truthfulness: Detecting Truths and Lies in Forensic Contexts
Index	p. 329
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