In the case of Davis v. North Carolina, where Davis was held incommunicado for 16 hours,
A. his confession was ruled voluntary by the state and federal courts.
B. his confession was ruled involuntary by the state and federal courts.
C. his confession was ruled voluntary by the state court and involuntary by the federal court.
D. his confession was ruled involuntary by the state court and voluntary by the federal court.
In the Supreme Court case of Arizona v. Fulminante, it was decided that
A. deceit during an interrogation is legal.
B. confessions obtained without the issuance of Miranda warnings are admissible.
C. a coerced confession can be admitted if there is sufficient other evidence of guilt.
D. a coerced confession is never admissible.
Which one of the following interrogation tactics by police is legal?
A. Deceit
B. Promises of leniency
C. Prolonged isolation
D. Failure to notify suspect of Miranda rights
Regarding confessions obtained by trickery.
A. Both the Supreme Court and State Appellate Courts exclude such confessions.
B. Both the Supreme Court and State Appellate Courts allow such confessions.
C. The Supreme court allows such confessions while State Appellate Courts exclude them.
D. State Appellate Courts allow such confessions while the Supreme Courtexcludes them.
What is the LEAST frequent interrogation technique used by police in the Kassin, et al (2007) study?
A. physically intimidating the subject
B. conducting the interrogation in a small private rom
C. identifying contradictions in the suspect's story
D. establishing a rapport with the subject
What is the most frequent interrogation technique used by police in the Kassin, et al (2007) study?
A. expressing anger at the suspect
B. isolating the suspect from family and friends
C. telling the suspect that he/she failed a polygraph
D. threatening the subject for being uncooperative
In the case of State v. Jackson in North Carolina, which interrogation procedure was used by the police?
A. Rapport building and minimization
B. Failure to inform Jackson of his Miranda rights
C. Misrepresentation of the evidence against Jackson
D. Physical coercion
The Kassin, et al. (2007) study on interrogation techniques found that in regard to their accuracy levels of detecting truth, police
A. were overconfident compared to findings from research studies.
B. were under confident compared to findings from research studies.
C. had the same accuracy levels compared to findings from research studies.
D. had no ability at all to detect truth.
The good-cop, bad-cop procedure reflects
A. maximization.
B. knowledge-bluffing.
C. baiting questions.
D. rapport building.
Which of the following is NOT an example of rapport-building?
A. Offering the suspect a drink
B. Telling the suspect what they did is common
C. Showing the suspect respect
D. Flattering the suspect
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