Interrogation and false confessions: vulnerability factors.
This paper reviews the psychological factors that make some individuals susceptible to making a false confession of having committed a criminal offence. A number of 'vulnerability factors' are highlighted and it is emphasized that these need to be interpreted within the context of all circumstances surrounding the case.
Gudjonsson
G H
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Institute of Psychiatry, London.
D003417:Criminal Psychology; D008192:Deception; D006801:Humans; D008014:Lie Detection / Q000523:psychology*; D012650:Self Disclosure