Evidence presentation in suspect interviews: A review of the literature

Christopher E Kelly 1
Margarita Parker 2, 3
Nathan Meehan 4
Michael Mcclary 5
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Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice, Saint Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice, Saint Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA, USA CNA, Arlington, VA, USA
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Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice, Saint Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA, USA CNA Corporation, Arlington, VA, USA
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Second Sight Training Systems, Schenectady, NY, USA
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Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (ret.), Las Vegas, NV, USA
Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date2024-04-16
scimago Q1
SJR0.799
CiteScore3.7
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ISSN0032258X, 17405599
Abstract

This review organises the literature on presenting evidence in police interviews for researchers and practitioners to capture the breadth of the topic, and it is organised around the question of why evidence is presented during an interview. The literature was also coded for what type of evidence is presented and with what technique, when evidence is presented, and how it is presented. We found no support for the notion that presenting evidence will overcome resistance and is likely to increase it, presenting evidence gradually and in a challenging manner is the most effective approach to credibility assessment and information disclosure.

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Kelly C. E. et al. Evidence presentation in suspect interviews: A review of the literature // The Police Journal Theory Practice and Principles. 2024.
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Kelly C. E., Parker M., Meehan N., Mcclary M. Evidence presentation in suspect interviews: A review of the literature // The Police Journal Theory Practice and Principles. 2024.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1177/0032258x241243286
UR - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0032258X241243286
TI - Evidence presentation in suspect interviews: A review of the literature
T2 - The Police Journal Theory Practice and Principles
AU - Kelly, Christopher E
AU - Parker, Margarita
AU - Meehan, Nathan
AU - Mcclary, Michael
PY - 2024
DA - 2024/04/16
PB - SAGE
SN - 0032-258X
SN - 1740-5599
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@article{2024_Kelly,
author = {Christopher E Kelly and Margarita Parker and Nathan Meehan and Michael Mcclary},
title = {Evidence presentation in suspect interviews: A review of the literature},
journal = {The Police Journal Theory Practice and Principles},
year = {2024},
publisher = {SAGE},
month = {apr},
url = {https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0032258X241243286},
doi = {10.1177/0032258x241243286}
}