Confessions in the Courtroom.

The causes of confessions, the acceptability of confessions extracted under duress and the interrogation procedures used by police are among the topics explored in this volume. The authors examine how the North American legal system has evolved in its treatment of confessions over the past 50 years,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wrightsman, Dr. Lawrence S.
Otros Autores: Kassin, Saul
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 1993.
Temas:
Confession (Law) > United States.
Evidence, Criminal > United States.
Confession (Droit) > États-Unis.
Preuve (Droit pénal) > États-Unis.
Confession (Law)
Evidence, Criminal
Law - U.S.
Law, Politics & Government.
Criminal Law & Procedure - U.S.
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1
  • Confessions in Court; Chapter 2
  • The Law: A Historical View; Chapter 3
  • Recent Court Decisions: A Not-so-Quiet Revolution; Chapter 4
  • Police Interrogations; Chapter 5
  • Why People Confess: Psychological Perspectives; Chapter 6
  • Jurors' Reactions to Confessions Evidence; Chapter 7
  • The Psychologist as Expert Witness; Chapter 8
  • The Future of Confessions; References; Name Index; Subject Index; About the Authors.

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