Fit to be interviewed by the police--an aid to assessment.
The assessment of a suspect's fitness to be interviewed by the police is becoming an increasingly important part of a police surgeon's workload. This paper discusses the assessment in terms of the various factors that may render a person prone to providing an involuntary or false confession and proposes an aide memoire to assist the examining doctor.
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Stockwood Medical Centre, Hollway Road, Stockwood, Bristol BS14 8PT.
D005555:Forensic Psychiatry; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D016743:Mental Competency; D010551:Personality; D016495:Police; D014342:Truth Disclosure