Title: For the Record: Assessing force-level variation in the transcription of police-suspect interviews in England and Wales Abstract: Recordings of police-suspect interviews in England and Wales are rarely played in court, despite being a key evidence source. More often, interviews are presented in the form of a ROTI (Record of Taped Interview) transcript. However, research […]

Title: Verbal cues to deception in autistic mock-suspects Abstract: Investigative interviews present significant social and cognitive challenges to autistic people. Autistic witnesses often provide less detailed and accurate information during interviews than typically developing (TD) comparisons. Autistic suspects may similarly struggle to provide such information, leaving them susceptible to appearing deceptive. However, there is currently […]

Title: Beliefs, Confidence, and Attribution Bias regarding Deception Cues in Police Officers and Laypeople  Abstract: Police officers' beliefs regarding deception detection are often remote from the scientific consensus. These beliefs commonly rely on the nervousness hypothesis, stating that deceit involves observable behavioral indicators of stress. However, little is know about how these beliefs may vary […]