Minimization and maximization techniques: assessing the perceived consequences of confessing and confession diagnosticity
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Psychology, Crime and Law
Publication Date
1-1-2012
Abstract
Identifying interrogation strategies that minimize the likelihood of obtaining false information, without compromising the ability to elicit true information, is a challenge faced by both law enforcement and scientists. Previous research suggests that minimization and maximization techniques may be perceived by a suspect as an expectation of leniency and a threat of harsher punishment, respectively, and that these approaches may be associated with false confessions. The current studies examine whether it is possible to distinguish between minimization and maximization techniques that do or do not influence a suspect's perceptions of the consequences of confessing. Results indicate that techniques that manipulate the perceived consequences of confessing influence both the decision to confess and the diagnostic value of confession evidence. © 2012 Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.
Volume
18
Issue
1
First Page
65
Last Page
78
DOI
10.1080/1068316X.2011.561801
Recommended Citation
Horgan, A., Russano, M., Meissner, C., & Evans, J. (2012). Minimization and maximization techniques: assessing the perceived consequences of confessing and confession diagnosticity. Psychology, Crime and Law, 18 (1), 65-78. https://doi.org/10.1080/1068316X.2011.561801
ISSN
1068316X
E-ISSN
14772744
