True confessions

Investigating true and false confessions within a novel experimental paradigm.

The primary goal of the current study was to develop a novel experimental paradigm with which to study the influence of psychologically based interrogation techniques on the likelihood of true and false confessions. The paradigm involves guilty and innocent participants being accused of intentionally breaking an experimental rule, or "cheating." In the first demonstration of this paradigm, we e...

Modeling the influence of investigator bias on the elicitation of true and false confessions.

The aim of this study was to model various social and cognitive processes believed to be associated with true and false confessions by exploring the link between investigative biases and what occurs in the interrogation room. Using the Russano et al. (Psychol Sci 16:481-486, 2005) paradigm, this study explored how perceptions of guilt influenced the frequency and type of interrogation tactics u...

Lead optimization in 12 months? True confessions of a chemistry team.

In 1998 GlaxoWellcome embarked upon a new enzyme-inhibitor programme. This programme featured an aggressive timeframe of seven years, from the start of medicinal chemistry through to drug launch. This period, dominated as it was by the constraints of the clinical programme, translated into a lead-optimization phase of no more than 12 months. In this article, we describe our attempts to meet thi...

Confessions and expert testimony.

In this clinical paper, the author discusses criminal confessions from the point of view of the expert witness who may be asked to comment on the reliability of the statement and waiver of rights. From the time a suspect is in police custody, constitutional protections against self-incrimination and for due process are in place. The Supreme Court set the standard for these situations in the 196...

Interrogations and Confessions