Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 100784 total results. Showing results 71081 to 71100 «355135523553355435553556355735583559Next ›Last » Perceptions of Coercion in Interrogation: Comparing Expert and Lay Opinions When confessions are entered into evidence in criminal courts, issues of coercion and voluntariness are important and often contested matters. Occasionally, defense attorneys proffer expert witnesses to testify about the coercive pressures of an interrogation and the risk of a false confession. Such testimony is often ruled inadmissible on the grounds that it does not inform the jury beyond its common knowledge. In our effort to test this judicial assumption about common knowledge, we surveyed jury-eligible laypeople (n = 67) and social scientists specializing in interrogation and confessions (n = 54) regarding their opinions about the coerciveness of prohibited interrogation tactics, maximization techniques, minimization techniques, and suspect risk factors and compared their ratings with a set of independent t tests. Laypeople gave lower ratings to the coerciveness of all sets of items representing interrogation techniques, and lower ratings to the vulnerabilities associated with suspect risk factors, as compared to social science experts. The disparities between laypeople’s and experts’ perceptions of coercion in interrogations demonstrate that such issues are not fully within the common knowledge of prospective jurors, and suggest the need to provide jurors with expert witness guidance when tasked with evaluating confession evidence. Psychology Crime and Law - Registration at source 23/9/2019 Research article The Verdict Is In: How Did They Decide? Using Drivers’ Self-Reported Data to Understand Officers’ Decision Making During Traffic Stop Encounters In the United States, traffic stop is the most common form of police-citizen encounter, and for many citizens, it is the only way they will ever interact with the police. The frequency of traffic stop encounters has therefore attracted a significant research interest. In the past several years, researchers have attempted to explain the dynamics of these interactions, with the hope to change attitudes and influence policy formation. To supplement the efforts of previous researchers, the current effort analyzed self-reported data from citizens to understand police decision making at three decision points during traffic stop encounters. Specifically, the present study aims to answer three questions: what variables predict whether an officer will let a citizen go without doing anything or decide to do something? If the officer decides to do something, what influences the officer’s decision to choose an outcome over others? What are the drivers of use of force in traffic stop encounters? Results from the regression models suggest that reasons for the stop, verbal assault, officer and suspect characteristics are important predictors of police decision making behavior during traffic stop interaction. The findings have serious implications for developing better police-citizen relationships as well as improving public attitudes toward the local police. Psychology Crime and Law 23/9/2019 Research article Police chief confirms plans are being drawn up to move jobs north Police chiefs have confirmed that they are drawing up new plans to move jobs from the central belt to the north and north-east. 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The Guardian 23/9/2019 News Filipinos give thumbs up to Duterte’s ‘excellent’ drugs war – poll Philippine citizens are overwhelmingly satisfied with President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody war on drugs, a survey showed, giving a boost to a government outraged by an international push to investigate allegations of systematic murders by police. Reuters 23/9/2019 News Terror police have ‘no plan’ to tackle white nationalist group that inspired Christchurch attack Generation Identity’s UK branch continues to spread ‘great replacement’ theory behind massacres in New Zealand and US. The Independent 23/9/2019 News Facebook tech chief admits he remains ‘deeply unsatisfied’ with progress on tackling terror Facebook’s top engineer has admitted he remains “deeply unsatisfied” with the company’s progress on tackling terror and racist abuse. The Telegraph - Subscription at source 22/9/2019 News ‘I want to see this problem crushed’ – Mike Schroepfer, Facebook’s tech chief, on taming the monster he helped create Mike Schroepfer: “When I was studying computer science in the Nineties I didn’t think detecting terrorist videos was how I would be using those skills in the real world,”. The Telegraph - Subscription at source 22/9/2019 News Cumbria Police reveal massive increase in crime The number of crimes reported in the county over the last year has jumped by almost 30 per cent on the previous 12 months. The Mail (North West) 22/9/2019 News Concerns no-deal Brexit could fuel sectarian violence in Scotland Sectarian violence could surge in Scotland in the wake of a no-deal Brexit, ministers have warned. The Scotsman 22/9/2019 News «355135523553355435553556355735583559Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
