Snitching, lies and computer crashes: An experimental investigation of secondary confessions

Law and Human Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 53-65

  Swanner, Jessica K ^a   Beike, Denise R ^a   Cole, Alexander T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Confessions; Incentive; Informants; Interrogations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; RECUMBENCY; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ARKANSAS; COMPUTERS; DECEPTION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STUDENTS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 77949269610     PISSN: 01477307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10979-008-9173-5     Document Type: Article

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