retcopper wrote on Sep 15^th, 2005 at 6:25pm:

What studies indicate police interrogators are less accurate than private citizens at discerning lies from truth?

A recent Scientific American Mind special issue detailed this topic.  Please see this post.


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In response your next to last sentence:  There is nothing wrong with lyng to the subject  about what evidence the police have against him to make him think it is useless to lie or deny any further.

In this, I take it you mean that you have no problem with eliciting false confessions?  Because that's what you're defending when you say there's "nothing wrong" with the practice you describe.


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I won't respond to the rest of your post because it is disjointed, inaccuratre, and biased.

Sorry you feel that way.  You were doing OK until you punted.

Please feel free to point out the "disjointed, inaccurate and biased" part.  I won't promise that I'll agree, but I can practically guarantee that disagreement won't kill you  :)