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The Situation of Interrogation and Marketing
Posted on June 6, 2007
An interesting interview of a veteran Air Force interrogator, Steven Kleinman, by Newsweek writer Dan Ephron is available on the Newsweek website. Portions of the interview are excerpted below. But before turning to the interview, our readers should be alerted to several situationist themes that the interview underscores. Most obviously, the interview picks up on […]
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Online Law and Mind Experiments
Posted on March 8, 2011
The Latest Online Study Clearinghouse Experiments Over the last week, the following experiments have been posted on our new Law and Mind Science Online Study Clearinghouse, a repository for web studies pertaining to law and mind sciences. Judgments of Interrogation Techniques The purpose of this study is to measure the impact of mortality salience on […]
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Speaking Truth to the Situation
Posted on December 9, 2010
This week’s This American Life was titled “Last Man Standing,” which included three outstanding “stories about people who feel compelled to keep going, especially when everyone else has given up,” including: a story about the only Juror on the trial of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich who believed he was innocent of trying to sell […]
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The Norfolk Four and the Situation of False Confessions
Posted on November 11, 2010
From Frontline: Why would four innocent men confess to a brutal crime they didn’t commit? FRONTLINE producer Ofra Bikel (Innocence Lost, An Ordinary Crime) investigates the conviction of four Navy sailors for the rape and murder of a Norfolk, Va., woman in 1997. In interviews with the sailors, Bikel learns of some of the high-pressure […]
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The Situation of False Confessions
Posted on October 15, 2010
Deborah Davis and Richard Leo recently posted their paper, “Three Prongs of the Confession Problem: Issues and Proposed Solutions” on SSRN. (forthcoming in The Future of Evidence (Epstein, Jules, ed.) on SSRN. Here’s the abstract. * * * Many cases could not be successfully prosecuted without a confession, and, in the absence of a confession, […]
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The Situation of False Confessions
Posted on December 29, 2009
Ian Herbert, one of the very best translators of mind science research for popular audiences, has written an informative and disconcerting article, “The Psychology and Power of False Confessions” for the latest issue of The Observer.” Here are some excerpts. * * * We know that false confessions do happen on a fairly regular basis. […]
Posted in Choice Myth, Illusions, Law | 5 Comments »
Situationism in the Blogosphere – September 2009, Part II
Posted on October 23, 2009
Below, we’ve posted titles and a brief quotation from some of our favorite non-Situationist situationist blogging during September 2009 (they are listed in alphabetical order by source). * * * From Neurophilosoply: “If You Want to Catch a Liar, Make Him Draw” “A man accused of a crime is brought into a police interrogation room […]
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The Justice Department, Milgram, & Torture
Posted on April 30, 2009
From Situationist friend Michael Cross, we received the following message regarding Tuesday night’s John Stewart interview of Cliff May on The Daily Show (below). * * * * * * In the beginning of the interview, May says that he doesn’t believe anyone in the current or previous administration was “pro-torture.” He then explains that […]
Posted in Choice Myth, Classic Experiments, Video | 1 Comment »
Situationist Abstracts from the Globe
Posted on February 26, 2009
Kevin Lewis, at the Boston Globe, routinely assembles intriguing collections of abstracts for his outstanding “Uncommon Knowledge” series. Here is a sample from recent installments. * * * From January 11, 2009: It’s true, your dog relaxes you THE DOG MAY indeed be one of man’s best friends. New research suggests that people get the […]
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Without the Filter
Posted on October 21, 2008
Governor Sarah Palin wants “to talk to Americans without the filter” of the “media elite.” As she explained in the vice-presidential debate, she aims to cut out the middleman in conveying information to the public: “I may not answer the questions that either the moderator or you [Senator Joe Biden] want to hear, but I’m […]
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