Silence and Confessions

The Suspect as the Source of Evidence
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-349-46239-1
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 274 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 3503 g

This book examines the treatment of suspects in interrogation and explores issues surrounding the right to silence. Employing a socio-legal approach, it draws from empirical research in the social sciences including social psychology to understand the problem of obtaining reliable evidence during interrogation.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Easton, S.

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsphilosophie, Rechtsethik
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Differentielle Psychologie, Persönlichkeitspsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. The Debate on the Right to Silence 3. The Impact of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1984 4. The Influence of International Human Rights Standards on the Treatment of the Suspect 5. The Legal Framework of Interrogation 6. False Confessions 7. Suspects and 'Suspect Communities' 8. The Body as Evidence 9. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Susan Easton is Reader in Law and Director of the Criminal Justice Research Centre at Brunel Law School, UK. She is also a barrister, editor of the International Journal of Discrimination and the Law and the author of Prisoners' Rights: Principles and Practice.