“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…
Since its introduction into the field of deception detection, the verbal channel has become a rapidly growing area of research. The basic assumption is…
This chapter covers one of a number issues in the book Vulnerable People and the Criminal Justice System: A Guide to Law and Practice….
Research has shown that a model statement elicits more information during an interview and that truth tellers and liars report a similar amount of…
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…
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…
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 information from semicooperative sources presents a major challenge in investigative and intelligence settings. This research examines the role of the human need to…
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…
This chapter first discusses the structure of the cognitive interview (CI) and its tenets for eliciting detailed and accurate information from cooperative witnesses. The…
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,…
Effective discovery and subsequent threat mitigation is predicated on accurate, timely and detailed actionable information. Information, an important element within intelligence and investigation ensures…
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…