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In May 2021 Adam Strong was sentenced to life in prison for the murders of Rori Hache (2017) and Kandis Fitzpatrick (2008) in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. Although there was forensic evidence showing he had dismembered and disposed of Rori’s body, including the recovery of her body parts from Strong’s apartment, there was no direct evidence […]

Title: Suspect responses to questions during homicide investigative interviews: What are the effects of suspect veracity and culpability? Abstract: During a police investigative interview how a suspect responds is often highly dependent on the questions used by the interviewer. Using appropriate types of questions is therefore of great importance. Appropriate question types are those that […]

Intrinsic and extrinsic factors of sexual aggressors’ associated with their confession in an investigative interviewing context Abstract Much is still yet unknown of individual, offense and situational factors allowing to predict sexual aggressors’ confession to their crime. The objectives of this study are (1) to identify them and (2) to elaborate an interaction model helping […]

Title: Gaining an Understanding of Psychological Detention in Voluntary Interviews Abstract:  The current research addresses the concept of psychological detention across two studies. Psychological detention is a concept that refers to a situation in which a person who is interacting with the police feels on a psychological level that their freedom to leave the situation […]

Title: Swedish police interrogations with suspects of drug-related crimes Abstract Background: What we know about police interrogation has overwhelmingly been based on serious crimes. Far less is known about police-suspect interactions when the crimes are less serious. In the current study, we have focused on low-stake crimes related to drug use and possession. A large […]

Title: Roundtable: Putting the Guidance into Practice: tailoring the interview for victims with hidden and/multiple vulnerabilities Abstract: This roundtable will follow the keynote presentation of Dr Kev Smith in which he introduces the 2022 Achieving Best Evidence Guidance to discuss the ‘bigger picture’ as to challenges of implementation. How do interviewers identify vulnerability when it […]

Title: Improving decision-making in the criminal justice system: The effect of teaching aids on the evaluation of eyewitness evidence Abstract: Judges, jurors and other triers of fact often rely upon eyewitness evidence in criminal trials, but eyewitness memory is not always accurate and can sometimes be contaminated. The I-I-Eye is an evidence-based teaching aid designed […]

Title: Using the Demonstrating for More Detail (DeMo) technique with adolescent eyewitnesses Abstract: Adolescent eyewitnesses can be less detailed than adults. Whilst there is much research on how specialised interview techniques can facilitate children’s eyewitness recall, there is little to none with adolescents. The current study examined the use of the Demonstrating for More Detail (DeMo) technique: an […]