Confessions in the Courtroom

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Lawrence S. Wrightsman - University of Kansas, Lawrence, USA
Saul Kassin - John Jay College of Criminal Justice, USA

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Law (General)

December 1993 | 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

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