Fitness for interview: current trends, views and an approach to the assessment procedure

Gall, John A.M.; Freckelton, Ian

doi:10.1016/s1353-1131(99)90000-7

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“…The introduction of ''fitness to be interviewed'' within the current Codes of Practice in England and Wales is a significant step toward protecting vulnerable suspect populations (Gudjonsson, 2005). Indeed, a similar framework has been introduced in New Zealand and Australia (Gall & Freckelton, 1999).…”

Section: Protections For Vulnerable Suspects In Englandmentioning

confidence: 99%

Police-induced confessions: Risk factors and recommendations.

Kassin¹,

Drizin²,

Grisso³

et al. 2010

Law and Human Behavior

508

739

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Recent DNA exonerations have shed light on the problem that people sometimes confess to crimes they did not commit. Drawing on police practices, laws concerning the admissibility of confession evidence, core principles of psychology, and forensic studies involving multiple methodologies, this White Paper summarizes what is known about police-induced confessions. In this review, we identify suspect characteristics (e.g., adolescence; intellectual disability; mental illness; and certain personality traits), interrogation tactics (e.g., excessive interrogation time; presentations of false evidence; and minimization), and the phenomenology of innocence (e.g., the tendency to waive Miranda rights) that influence confessions as well as their effects on judges and juries. This article concludes with a strong recommendation for the mandatory electronic recording of interrogations and considers other possibilities for the reform of interrogation practices and the protection of vulnerable suspect populations.

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Section: Protections For Vulnerable Suspects In Englandmentioning

confidence: 99%

Police-induced confessions: Risk factors and recommendations.

Kassin¹,

Drizin²,

Grisso³

et al. 2010

Law and Human Behavior

508

739

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“…Requests for a medical assessment of 'fitness for interview' are frequently prompted by police concerns about a suspect's mental health (Gall and Freckelton, 1999) and rightly so, as mental illness can affect the reliability of testimony in a number of ways (Gudjonsson, 1995a). For example, schizophrenic patients may confess falsely to a crime as a result of distorted thought processes that render them unable to distinguish between fact and fantasy, whereas anxiety and depression can increase the likelihood of an unreliable confession through increased suggestibility and compliance.…”

Section: Mental Illnessmentioning

confidence: 99%