Search for dissertations about: "Criminal investigation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 23 swedish dissertations containing the words Criminal investigation.

  2. 1. Criminal Act, Criminal Jurisdiction and Criminal Justice

    Author : Christoffer Wong; Juridiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; International criminal law; localization of criminal acts; criminal acts and omissions; community and penal communication; jurisdiction; international distribution of criminal justice; criminal law; criminal proceedings; straffrätt;

    Abstract : This book presents a study on general and specific problems concerning the role, functions and structure of criminal justice systems. After a presentation of some ideological and methodological issues, the justifications for different principles of criminal jurisdiction are discussed, both in the perspective of public international law and municipal law. READ MORE

  4. 2. Criminal investigation: A case of Motivated cognition?

    Author : Karl Ask; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Cognitive closure; criminal investigation; epistemic goals; motivated cognition; police;

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  5. 3. Confirmation Bias in Criminal Cases

    Author : Moa Lidén; Minna Gräns; Peter Juslin; Steven Penrod; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; legal decision making; bias; confirmation bias; criminal cases; criminal procedure; police; prosecutor; judge; legal system; empirical legal research; evidence based law; debiasing technique; Jurisprudence; Allmän rättslära;

    Abstract : Confirmation bias is a tendency to selectively search for and emphasize information that is consistent with a preferred hypothesis, whereas opposing information is ignored or downgraded. This thesis examines the role of confirmation bias in criminal cases, primarily focusing on the Swedish legal setting. READ MORE

  6. 4. Criminal investigation: Motivation, emotion and cognition in the processing of evidence

    Author : Karl Ask; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Criminal investigation; motivation; emotion; Hindsight bias; police; investigate;

    Abstract : This thesis examines biases in judgments made in the context of criminal investigation, drawing theoretically on frameworks developed in social and cognitive psychology. Study I investigated the existence of confirmation bias in the interpretation of criminal evidence, and the need for cognitive closure (NFC) as a potential moderator. READ MORE

  7. 5. Investigator bias: Contextual influences on the assessment of criminal evidence

    Author : Anna Rebelius; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Criminal investigation; Decision making; Contextual influence; Cognitive bias; Investigative psychology; Occupational norms; Evidence; Police;

    Abstract : DEGREE OF lICENTIATE IN PSYCHOLOGY, 2011 Abstract Rebelius, A. (2011). Investigator bias: Contextual influences on the assessment of criminal evidence. READ MORE