The link between false confessions, suggestibility, and compliance: A review using experimental and field studies
Otgaar, H., Schell-Leugers, J. M., Howe, M. 
ORCID: 0000-0002-5747-5571 , de la Fuente Vilar, A., Houben, S. & Merckelbach, H. (2024).
The link between false confessions, suggestibility, and compliance: A review using experimental and field studies.
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Abstract
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- People are most likely to confess to a crime that they did not commit if they are highly suggestible
- People are somewhat likely to confess to a crime that they did not commit if they are highly compliant
- Suggestive questions should be avoided in police interviews with suspects as they can lead to false confessions and miscarriages of justice
| Publication Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare K Law > K Law (General) |
| Departments: | School of Health & Psychological Sciences School of Health & Psychological Sciences > Psychology |
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