Understanding police interrogation : confessions and consequences / William Douglas Woody and Krista D. Forrest.

What drives suspects to confess during police interrogation? In particular, why do some people falsely confess to serious crimes, despite both the likelihood of severe negative consequences and their actual innocence? Too often, observers endorse the mistaken belief that only people with severe ment...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via University Press Scholarship Online)
Main Authors:	Woody, William Douglas (Author), Forrest, Krista (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : New York University Press, 2020.
Series:	Psychology and crime series. NYU scholarship online.
Subjects:	Police questioning > United States. Confession (Law) > United States.