Applied Forensic Psychology Fall Colloquium 2025: The Slow Evolution of Investigative Interviewing in North America
https://www.stfx.ca/events/applied-forensic-psychology-fall-colloquium-2025-slow-evolution-investigative-interviewing
For hundreds of years, law enforcement investigative interviewing training has been based on two assumptions: 1. Lies, tricks, threats and sometimes even assaults are often necessary and justified to get someone to admit to committing a serious crime. 2. These tactics would not cause someone to falsely confess to a crime they did not commit. Of course, it has now long been recognized and proven that hundreds of people have falsely confessed to crimes they are innocent of. However, the debate over whether questionable interviewing tactics led to these false confessions continues. This discussion will visit the latest scientific research on this issue and how interview training is slowly evolving to allow for more ethical and effective approaches to investigative interviewing.
