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Behavior Analysis And The Patrol Officer, Rick Parfitt Nov 2003

Behavior Analysis And The Patrol Officer, Rick Parfitt

Rick Parfitt

No abstract provided.


The Psychology Of Interrogations And False Confessions: Research And Recommendations, Melissa B. Russano Jan 2003

The Psychology Of Interrogations And False Confessions: Research And Recommendations, Melissa B. Russano

Melissa B. Russano, Ph.D.

Instances of wrongful conviction in North America and Great Britain have uncovered numerous cases in which an innocent suspect has provided a false confession to a crime. As a result, social scientists have studied the interrogation process in an effort to understand the factors that may lead to such false confessions. In the present article, we review what is known about the psychology of police interrogations, including critical aspects of investigative bias, coercive interrogation techniques, and vulnerabilities of the suspect that can increase the likelihood of obtaining a false confession. We also discuss a novel alternative approach to the interrogation …


Transnational Criminality: An Analysis Of The Illegal Wildlife Market In Southern Africa, Greg Warchol Dec 2002

Transnational Criminality: An Analysis Of The Illegal Wildlife Market In Southern Africa, Greg Warchol

Greg Warchol

No abstract provided.


Opredelitev Etičnih Vidikov Policijske Dejavnosti V Skupnosti [Ethics In The Practice Of Community Policing], Joanne Ziembo-Vogl, Gorazd Meško Dec 2002

Opredelitev Etičnih Vidikov Policijske Dejavnosti V Skupnosti [Ethics In The Practice Of Community Policing], Joanne Ziembo-Vogl, Gorazd Meško

Joanne Ziembo-Vogl

No abstract provided.


(Mis)Representing Corrections: The Role Of Our Cultural Industries, Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D., Stephen C. Richards Dec 2002

(Mis)Representing Corrections: The Role Of Our Cultural Industries, Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D., Stephen C. Richards

Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D.

No abstract provided.


What Is The New School Of Convict Criminology?, Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D., Stephen C. Richards Dec 2002

What Is The New School Of Convict Criminology?, Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D., Stephen C. Richards

Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D.

No abstract provided.


Race And Problem Drug Use In An English City, Anita Kalunta-Crumpton Dec 2002

Race And Problem Drug Use In An English City, Anita Kalunta-Crumpton

Anita Kalunta-Crumpton

t: The primary aim of this article is to look at the impact of drugs on the drug-using Black population, and in doing so, the article draws comparative attention to drug use within the White community. The article is based on a research study of problem drug users registered with a London drugs project in 2000 and 2001. During the period of fieldwork, the vast majority of clients of the drug project were male, and the gap in the sex composition of the clients was more conspicuous in the Black group. For the sake of clarity in the use of …