| The reasons why suspects confess during custodial interrogation: data for Northern Ireland. | |
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PMID: 1513218 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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This study looks at the reasons offenders give for having confessed during police interrogation. A number of hypotheses were tested, following the work of Gudjonsson and Petursson (1991) on an Icelandic prison sample. The subjects were 80 offenders who were serving prison sentences in Northern Ireland for violence, sex or property offences. The subjects completed the Gudjonsson Confession Questionnaire. All of the hypotheses tested were supported, indicating that there are three primary factors associated with the reasons why criminals make confessions during interrogation. These factors are referred to as Internal Pressure, External Pressure and Proof. The factors were found to be associated with the type of offence committed and the attitude of the offender towards his confession. |
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Authors:
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G H Gudjonsson |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Medicine, science, and the law Volume: 32 ISSN: 0025-8024 ISO Abbreviation: Med Sci Law Publication Date: 1992 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1992-10-01 Completed Date: 1992-10-01 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0400721 Medline TA: Med Sci Law Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 204-12 Citation Subset: IM |
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Institute of Psychiatry, Denmark Hill, London. |
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Adult Criminal Psychology* Cross-Cultural Comparison* Defense Mechanisms* Guilt* Humans Internal-External Control Male Northern Ireland Prisoners / psychology* Truth Disclosure* |
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