Search for dissertations about: "police interrogation"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words police interrogation.

  2. 1. On being heard in court trials and police interrogations : A study of discourse in two institutional contexts

    Author : Linda Jönsson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Dialogue analysis; Institutional discourse; Court trial; Police interrogation; Accommodation; Dominance; Speech and Writing; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

    Abstract : The present studies describe various aspects of the dialogues in two institutional situations, namely criminal court trials and preliminary police interrogations. Both situations are social encounters where professional representatives of an official institution meet and communicate with laymen, suspects and defendants, who are the subject of the institutions' functions. READ MORE

  4. 2. Interrogating to detect deception and truth : effects of strategic use of evidence

    Author : Maria Hartwig; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; bevis; förhör; rättspsykologi; evidence; Police questioning; Deception detection; Interrogation; Strategic use of evidence; Statement-evidence consistency;

    Abstract : Several decades of research has shown that people are poor at detecting deception. This thesis, based on four empirical studies, aimed at exploring human deception detection accuracy in the context of interrogations. READ MORE

  5. 3. IMPACTS OF EVIDENCE ON DECISION-MAKING IN POLICE INVESTIGATION

    Author : Minhwan Jang; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; perceptions of evidence; police interrogation tactics; investigative decision-making; evidence types;

    Abstract : When conducting an investigation, police officers collect evidence from various sources (e.g., humans, objects, areas). The type of evidence (i. READ MORE

  6. 4. 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

  7. 5. (In)Consistencies as Cues to Deception

    Author : Haneen Deeb; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; deception detection; consistency;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to examine statement consistency types (between-statement consistency, within-statement consistency, within-group consistency, and statement-evidence consistency) within various contexts of deception. In Study I (N = 150), between-statement consistency was examined when question format was changed across two interviews. READ MORE