The Routledge International Handbook of Legal and Investigative Psychology

Cover
Endorsement
Half Tittle
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Contributors
Introduction
Chapter 1 The right to remain silent: Realities and illusions
	Empirical assessment: How protective is Miranda?
	What next? Proposed reforms
	References
Chapter 2 Roar or “PEACE”: Is it a “tall story?”
	Introduction
	A small working group of detectives and psychologists
	What does the “PEACE” method of investigative interviewing involve?
	Experienced interviewers’ opinions in the 1990s
	Dominant or humane (To roar or be peaceful)?
	Suspects’ views
	Rapport and empathy
	Gradual revelation of information
	Vulnerable suspects
	International recommendations and adoptions of the “PEACE” method
	Interviews with suspected terrorists
	Other benefits of the investigative interviewing approach – procedural justice
	A note on methodology
	References
Chapter 3 True and false memories in forensic contexts
	Introduction
	Witness memory: Constructed and reconstructed
	Misinformation effects and false memories
	Factors in memory distortion and false memories
	Cognitive processes in memory errors and false memories
	Summary and conclusions
	References
Chapter 4 Investigating and prosecuting rape: Victims’ and criminal justice professionals’ perspectives
	Reporting, recording, and investigating rape
	The court experience
	Summary
	Note
	References
Chapter 5 The probative value of emotional affect in homicide investigations
	Assessing the probative value of “strange” emotional reactions
	Reactions to homicide: The ingredients of the likelihood ratio
	Discussion and implications for homicide investigations
	Notes
	References
Chapter 6 Investigative decision making
	The nature of criminal investigation
	Hypothesis testing and narrative construction
	Investigative bias
	Improving investigative decision making
	Toward a conceptual model of investigative decision making
	Conclusions
	References
Chapter 7 Cognitive fluency in the courtroom
	Acknowledgment
	Cognitive fluency
	Fluency and forensic assessments of truth and source
	Broader implications for the legal system
	Summary
	Countering the effects of cognitive fluency
	Conclusion and future directions
	References
Chapter 8 Interviewing and interrogating minority suspects: Psychological science can help improve the process and outcomes
	Behavioral differences between minority and non-minority suspects
	Minority status and interviewing
	Summary and concluding remarks
	References
Chapter 9 Interpreters in investigative interviewing contexts
	The challenging task of interpreting
	Use of interpreters in law enforcement contexts
	Use of interpreters in human intelligence gathering (HUMINT) contexts
	Empirical research on interpreter influence in investigative interviews
	Implications for training
	Next steps and conclusions
	References
Chapter 10 Impact of alcohol and other drugs on eyewitness memory
	Effects of acute alcohol intoxication on statements about criminal events
	Repeated interviews with alcohol-intoxicated witnesses
	Does acute alcohol intoxication increase suggestibility?
	Acute alcohol intoxication and eyewitness identification accuracy
	Theories of alcohol intoxication and witness memory
	Alcohol and the confidence-accuracy relationship
	Other drugs and eyewitness memory
	Summary
	References
Chapter 11 Lay participation in legal decision making
	Lay participation around the globe
	Models of juror and jury decision making
	Juror and jury competence
	Conclusions and future directions
	References
Chapter 12 Police interviewing of sexual assault victims: Current organizational responses and recommendations for improvement
	Acknowledgment
	Introduction
	An evidence-based interview framework
	Opportunity for skill development
	Quality assurance for interviewer and organizational performance
	A reliable method of recording verbal evidence
	Conclusion
	References
Chapter 13 Reviewing the use of crime linkage evidence within a legal context
	Introduction
	Crime linkage: A summary and where the research currently stands
	The Daubert criteria
	Woodhams, Bull, et al.’s (2007) review: Crime linkage and the Daubert criteria in 2007
	Crime linkage and the Daubert criteria post-2007: How well does crime linkage fare now?
	Her Majesty’s Advocate (HMA) v. Thomas Ross Young (2013)
	Setting out a research agenda
	Conclusion
	References
Chapter 14 The Verifiability Approach: Advances, challenges, and future prospects
	Acknowledgment
	The Verifiability Approach in the police investigation setting
	Challenges in applying the VA to other real-world settings: Border security as a test case
	Conclusion
	References
Chapter 15 Emotion: Internal and external consequences for legal authorities
	Introduction
	What is an emotion and what function does it have in terms of memory?
	Do emotions evoke potential problems for decision-making?
	References
Chapter 16 Stalking: How perceptions differ from reality and why these differences matter
	Introduction
	Defining and legislating against stalking
	How perceptions differ from reality
	Why these differences matter
	Conclusion
	References
Chapter 17 Establishing cooperation and eliciting information: Semi-cooperative sources’ affective resistance and cognitive strategies
	Information elicitation
	Perspective-taking and semi-cooperative behavior
	Evidence-based interview techniques
	Training practitioners to elicit information
	References
Chapter 18 Evidence of identification from eyewitnesses
	Introduction to eyewitness identification: The problem
	What is special about eyewitnesses, and why do we rely on them at all?
	The place of empirical research in policy and practice with eyewitnesses
	Work on some selected eyewitness identification topics
	Pointers to additional study topics
	Conclusion
	References
Chapter 19 From the ivory tower to the interrogation room: Training and field evaluation research on suspect interviewing
	Evaluating current practice
	Assessing the effectiveness of training in evidence-based interrogation methods
	Validating new methods in the field
	Conclusions
	References
Chapter 20 Introducing psychology to the justice system in Taiwan
	The development of the field of psychology and law
	The National Conferences on Judicial Reform in Taiwan
	Agenda for future research
	Conclusion
	References
Index