Search for dissertations about: "Investigative"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 65 swedish dissertations containing the word Investigative.

2. 1. Determinants of Guilty Suspects’ Behavior in Investigative Interviews: Evidence-Disclosure Tactics and Question Content

   Author : Meghana Srivatsav; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; investigative interviewing; strategic use of evidence; suspect strategies; investigative questions; police interviews;

   Abstract : Research in the Strategic Use of Evidence (SUE) paradigm has shown that guilty suspect’s verbal behavior is a product of the counter-interrogation strategies suspects employ based on the prior knowledge they believe interviewers hold about their crime-related activities. This thesis proposes a broader understanding of these constructs that influence guilty suspects’ behavior. READ MORE

4. 2. Therapeutic jurisprudence in investigative interviews : the effects of a humanitarian rapport-orientated and a dominant non-rapport orientated approach on adult’s memory performance and psychological well-being

   Author : Kent Madsen; Pekka Santtila; Ulf Holmberg; Torun Lindholm; Finland Åbo Akademi University; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; Psykologi;

   Abstract : Therapeutic jurisprudence (TJ) sees the law as a social force with the underlying idea that legal procedures should promote the psychological well-being (PWB) of individuals involved in juridical actions; for example, individual police interviewers could act as therapeutic agents. Investigative interviewing is guided by a truth-seeking and ethical framework; in this view, rapport is an important component for gaining trust and effective communication. READ MORE

5. 3. Counting on the details: Inquiring into past events of cooperative interviewees

   Author : Rebecca M. Willén; Pär Anders Granhag; Leif Strömwall; Henry Otgaar; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Investigative interviewing; Amount of detail; Autobiographical and episodic memory; Open data; Open material; Repeated events; Statement analysis; Psychology;

   Abstract : Amount and quality of detail in recollections of past events are often studied in legal psychology. What, how much, and how accurate does a witness typically recall? How can we facilitate witnesses' recollections in police interviews? How can we detect deception? The overall aim of this thesis was to employ research with high ecological validity to investigate amount and quality of detail in interviews with cooperative adults. READ MORE

6. 4. Sexually exploited youths in the Swedish legal system : Conditions of victimhood

   Author : Johanna Lindholm; Ann-Christin Cederborg; Mats Börjesson; Michael Lamb; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; sexual exploitation; human trafficking; procuring; adolescent; youth; investigative interviews; court decisions; narrative analysis; discourse analysis; ideal victim; stake; responsibility; categorization; credibility; reliability; victimhood; agency; Child and Youth Science; barn- och ungdomsvetenskap;

   Abstract : This thesis explores how the Swedish legal system, specifically the police and district courts, understand and construct cases of human trafficking for sexual purposes and procuring with under-age victims. It draws on police investigative interviews and court decisions in 22 pronounced district court sentences, involving 36 female youths. 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