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Confessions in the Courtroom
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Confessions in the Courtroom


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176 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
The causes of confessions, the acceptability of confessions extracted under duress and the interrogation procedures used by police are among the topics explored in this volume. The authors examine how the North American legal system has evolved in its treatment of confessions over the past 50 years, evaluate the process for determining the admissability of confession testimony and provide research findings on jurors' reactions to voluntary and coerced confessions.
 
Confessions in Court
 
The Law
A Historical View

 
 
Recent Court Decisions
A Not-So-Quiet Revolution

 
 
Police Interrogations
 
Why People Confess
Psychological Perspectives

 
 
Jurors' Reactions to Confessions Evidence
 
The Psychologist as Expert Witness
 
The Future of Confessions

Lawrence S. Wrightsman

Saul Kassin

Saul Kassin is a Distinguished Professor of Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and Massachusetts Professor Emeritus at Williams College. Born and raised in New York City, he graduated from Brooklyn College in 1974. After receiving his Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut in 1978, he spent time at the University of Kansas, Purdue University, the Federal Judicial Center, and Stanford University. He is an author or editor of several books—including Psychology, Developmental Social Psychology, The American Jury on Trial, Duped: Why Innocent People Confess – And Why We Believe Their Confessions, and most recently, The... More About Author

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