“Language of Lies”: Urgent Issues and Prospects in Verbal Lie Detection Research
Since its introduction into the field of deception detection, the verbal channel has become a rapidly growing area of research. The basic assumption is…
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Vulnerable Witnesses: The Investigation Stage’. In Vulnerable People and the Criminal Justice System: A Guide to Law and Practice
This chapter covers one of a number issues in the book Vulnerable People and the Criminal Justice System: A Guide to Law and Practice….
Using the Model Statement to Elicit Verbal Differences Between Truth Tellers and Liars: The Benefit of Examining Core and Peripheral Details
Research has shown that a model statement elicits more information during an interview and that truth tellers and liars report a similar amount of…
Memory at the Sharp End: The Costs of Remembering With Others in Forensic Contexts
In many applied contexts where accurate and reliable information informs operational decision‐making, emergency response resource allocation, efficient investigation, judicial process, and, ultimately, the delivery…
Extending the Verifiability Approach Framework: The Effect of Initial Questioning
The verifiability approach (VA) is a lie‐detection tool that examines reported checkable details. Across two studies, we attempt to exploit liar’s preferred strategy of…
Terrorist Decision Making in the Context of Risk, Attack Planning, and Attack Commission
Terrorists from a wide array of ideological influences and organizational structures consider security and risk on a continuous and rational basis. The rationality of…
Eliciting Human Intelligence: The Effects of Social Exclusion and Inclusion on Information Disclosure
Eliciting information from semicooperative sources presents a major challenge in investigative and intelligence settings. This research examines the role of the human need to…
Within-Subjects Verbal Lie Detection Measures: A Comparison between Total Detail and Proportion of Complications
We examined whether the verbal cue, proportion of complications, was a more diagnostic cue to deceit than the amount of information provided (e.g., total…
The Cognitive Interview and Its Use for People with Autism Spectrum Disorder
This chapter first discusses the structure of the cognitive interview (CI) and its tenets for eliciting detailed and accurate information from cooperative witnesses. The…
Using Specific Model Statements to Elicit Information and Cues to Deceit in Information-Gathering Interviews
Model Statements are designed to modify an interviewee’s expectation of the amount of details required during an interview. This study examined tailored Model Statements,…
Reframing Intelligence Interviews: The Applicability of Psychological Research to HUMINT Elicitation
Effective discovery and subsequent threat mitigation is predicated on accurate, timely and detailed actionable information. Information, an important element within intelligence and investigation ensures…
Deception and truth detection when analyzing nonverbal and verbal cues
In this article, I present my view on the significant developments and theoretical/empirical tipping points in nonverbal and verbal deception and lie detection from…