Lassiter (psychology, Ohio U.) and Meissner (psychology and criminal justice, U. of Texas at El Paso) present 13 papers originating out of a September 2007 conference examining the current
state of research on the psychology of police interrogations and the problem of false confessions. The papers are organized into three sections that explore the extent of the problem of
police-induced false confessions and identify the situational and dispositional factors that increase the risk of false confessions; describe current research programs and findings that provide
evidence for reforms to the criminal justice system that could help minimize the risk of false confessions; and explore improvements that could be made to Miranda warnings to prevent false
confessions, as well as the role of expert psychological testimony on false confessions in the courtroom. Annotation 穢2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
