Handbook of Psychology of Investigative

This is an authoritative handbook which explores current developments in the rapidly developing field of investigative interviewing - questioning conducted as part of criminal investigations.The old interrogation model has come under scrutiny following miscarriages of justice, creating a need for new understanding of the complex psychological processes involved. This book takes a holistic and international approach with sections on eyewitness identification and evaluating truthfulness, and coverage of developments in several countries.Ray Bull is a world expert on the effectiveness of witness and suspect interviewing, and is Series Editor for the Wiley Series in the Psychology of Crime, Policing and Law.

Ray Bull is Professor of Forensic Psychology at the University of Leicester. He has advised a large number of police forces in several countries on the interviewing of witnesses and suspects, and has testified as an expert witness in a number of trials. He was part of the small team commissioned by the Home Office to write the 2002 Government document Achieving Best Evidence in Criminal Proceedings: Guidance for Vulnerable or Intimidated Witnesses, Including Children (ABE). In April 2009, Professor Bull received the Senior Academic Award from the International Investigative Interviewing Research Group for his significant lifetime contribution to the field of investigative interviewing.

Tim Valentine was appointed to a Chair of Psychology at Goldsmiths, University of London in 1997. He has more than 25 years’ research experience in theoretical and applied aspects of human face recognition. He has authored more than 70 scientific articles and presented research papers in Australia, Canada, Europe, New Zealand and USA. He has worked as an expert witness since 1999 advising in criminal cases of disputed identification.

Tom Williamson was a highly experienced police officer who swiftly rose through the ranks while completing a Bachelor degree, followed by a PhD. He was the major driving force in the shift from ‘interrogation’ to ‘investigative interviewing’ in police interviewing.

About the Editors	p. vii
About the Contributors	p. ix
Preface	p. xvii
The Psychology of Suspects' Decision-Making during Interrogation	p. 1
A Typology of Denial Strategies by Suspects in Criminal Investigations	p. 17
A Structured Model for Investigative Interviewing of Suspects	p. 35
Finding False Confessions	p. 53
The Investigation of Terrorist Offences in the United Kingdom: The Context and Climate for Interviewing Officers	p. 69
From Criminal Justice to Control Process: Interrogation in a Changing Context	p. 91
Major Crime (Investigative Powers) Act 2004: The Chief Examiner and Coercive Powers	p. 109
The Relation between Consistency and Accuracy of Eyewitness Testimony: Legal versus Cognitive Explanations	p. 121
The Cognitive Interview: Research and Practice across the Lifespan	p. 137
Investigative Interviewing in the Courtroom: Child Witnesses under Cross-Examination	p. 161
Recovered Memories	p. 181
Obtaining and Interpreting Eyewitness Identification Test Evidence: The Influence of Police-Witness Interactions	p. 205
Recent Developments in Eyewitness Identification Procedures in the United Kingdom	p. 221
A Method to Enhance Person Description: A Field Study	p. 241
Recent Developments in North American Identification Science and Practice	p. 257
Truthfulness in Witnesses' and Suspects' Reports	p. 285
Evaluating Truthfulness: Detecting Truths and Lies in Forensic Contexts	p. 301
Index	p. 329
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