Making a case: Interviewing suspects: False Confessions: Gudjonnson and MacKeith 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyCrininological and Forensic PsychologyA2/A-levelOCR Created by: SRWallisCreated on: 10-11-13 21:38 Year of study? 1990 1 of 10 Aim? to document a case of false confession of a youth who was at the time distressed and susceptible to interrogative pressure 2 of 10 Sample? FC- 17 year old accused of two murders 3 of 10 Type of study? Case study 4 of 10 Who were the victims? Two elderly women who had been beaten to death, robbed and sexually assulted 5 of 10 What happened during his first interview? Lasted 14 hours, repeatedly accused of lying, leading questions, no legal representation 6 of 10 When did FC retract his confession? The day after his first interview 7 of 10 What was his IQ? 94 8 of 10 Where did he score of Gudjonnson's Suggestibility Scale? 10 (very high) 9 of 10 Conclusion? This was a clear case of 'coerced compliant false confession'. He gave in to escape the interview situation. 10 of 10
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