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week 4 Flashcards

1
Q

why dont we call interviewing interrogation in australia

A

because it implies youre going in with a particular agenda

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2
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what is the goal of questioning if police believe they are responsible for the crime

A

elicit a confession

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3
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what is the conviction rate of confessions

A

73%

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4
Q

what is the conviction rate for eyewitness identification

A

59%

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5
Q

what do police and mock jurors prefer

A

confessions

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6
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low pressure confession conviction rate

A

62%

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7
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high pressure confession conviction rate

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50%

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8
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no confession conviction rate

A

19%

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9
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what percentage of suspects make full confessions

A

between 39-48%

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10
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what percentage of suspects make a full or partial confession

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55%

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11
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what percentage of wrongful convictions are caused by false confessions

A

25%

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12
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what percentage of wrongful convictions is the defendent 18 or younger and/or developmentally disabled

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35%

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13
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what are the 3 types of false confessions

A

voluntary false confessions
coerced compliant false confession
coerced internalised false confessions

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14
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what is voluntary false confessions

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false confession given without any pressure

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15
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why might someone do a voluntary false confession

A

protect a friend or family
pathological need for fame, acceptance, recognition or self punishment
fact/fantasy confusion.

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16
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why coerced compliant false confession

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occur in order to escape/avoid an aversive interrogation or to gain a promised reward
short term benefits of confessing outweigh long term costs eg. prosecution, incarceration

17
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what is internalised false confessions

A

where an innocent person comes to believe durinf interviewing that they committed the crime

18
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what can coerced internalised false confessions impact

A

may permanently alter the suspects memory of an event

19
Q

what is mr big technique

A

undercover cops pose as members of organised crime and lure suspect into the gang by rewarding them for commiting smaller crimmes. the gang interviews the suspect for a bigger job, but first they have to confess to any major crime they have committed, as either insurance or so mr big can make the problem disappear

20
Q

what is mr big technique success rate

A

75%

21
Q

what is mr big technique conviction rate

A

95%

22
Q

what is criminal profiling

A

inference of type of person who committed a crime based on their offence behaviour

23
Q

is criminal profiling good in court

A

no

24
Q

what are the 2 types of profiling

A

inductive and deductive

25
Q

In inductive logic conclusions are made:

A

probable by premises

26
Q

in deductive logical conclusions are made:

A

certain by premises

27
Q

what is induction

A

offers characteristics based on previous offenders and their behaviour

28
Q

what does inductive profiling rely on

A

quality and relevance of previous research

29
Q

a statement is deductive when:

A

it must be true, if the information or evidence on which it is based is true

30
Q

typically deductive profiles:

A

discuss the behaviour in this crime, regardless of other offenders
try to fully outline/account for available physical evidence
seek to establish victimonlogy and crime scene characteristics

31
Q

deductive conclusions are:

A

limiting, and limited to what can be inferred from physical evidence

32
Q

how is research used for deducitve profiling

A

theory building only

33
Q

what is the problem with deduction

A

if not enough info is available no conclusion can be drawn

34
Q

different profiling methods

A 
criminal investigative analysis 
investigative psychology 
behavioural evidence analysis 
diagnostic evaluations 
geographic profiling
35
Q

what is criminal investigative analysis

A

organised/disorgaised typology

fbi

36
Q

what is investigative psychology

A

very research focuses, statistics based

37
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what is behavioural evidence analysis

A

forensic science/crime reconstruction focused

38
Q

what is diagnostic evaluations

A

specific to individual analyst

eg. physicians, fps, psychiatrists, psychics etc.

39
Q

what is geographic profiling

A

areas an offender is familiar with

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