About this episode
This episode explores how innocent individuals can be led to confess to crimes they did not commit through specific police interrogation techniques.
Imagine police are interrogating you over a crime you didn't commit. If you're innocent, you're safe, right? Wrong. Sometimes, being innocent can make you more likely to confess. How is that possible? In part two of our four-part series, Forensic , we learn about the police interviewing techniques that make false confessions more likely, and the bizarre cases in which people come to believe they really, truly did commit a crime – despite being innocent. Guests: Saul KassinDistinguished Professor Emeritus at John Jay College of Criminal Justice Professor Emeritus at Williams College Lisanne Adam Lecturer in Law, RMIT University School of Law Celine van GoldeAssociate Professor in Legal Psychology, University of Sydney Credits: Presenter/producer: Sana Qadar Senior producer: James Bullen Producer: Rose Kerr Sound engineer: Roi Huberman You can catch up on more episodes of the All in the Mind podcast with journalist and presenter Sana Qadar, exploring the psychology of topics like stress, memory, communication and relationships on ABC Listen or wherever you get your podcasts.
People in this episode
Host: Sana Qadar
Guests: Saul Kassin, Lisanne Adam, Celine van Golde
Topics covered
- false confessions
- police interrogation
- forensic psychology
- innocence
- criminal justice
- interview techniques
Keywords
- false confession
- interrogation techniques
- innocent
- criminal justice
- psychology
- forensic
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Williams College, RMIT University School of Law, University of Sydney
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