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Psychological Perspectives on Interrogation.

Aldert Vrij1, Christian A Meissner2, Ronald P Fisher3

  • 11 University of Portsmouth.

Perspectives on Psychological Science : a Journal of the Association for Psychological Science
|September 22, 2017
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Harsh interrogation techniques, often called enhanced interrogation, are ineffective for gathering information from terrorism subjects. Psychological research indicates rapport-based methods are more effective for cooperation, recall, and credibility assessment.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Law Enforcement
  • National Security

Background:

  • Claims persist that "enhanced interrogation techniques" are vital for obtaining intelligence from uncooperative terrorism subjects.
  • This perspective challenges those claims by examining psychological theory and research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide an academic perspective on the efficacy of harsh interrogation methods.
  • To analyze why "enhanced interrogation techniques" are supported despite evidence of their ineffectiveness.

Main Methods:

  • Review of psychological theory and research on interrogation.
  • Analysis of the impact of harsh versus rapport-based methods on information retrieval and credibility assessment.

Main Results:

Keywords:
interrogationinterviewinglaw applicationlie detectionmemorysocial cognition

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  • Harsh interrogation methods increase subject resistance, hinder memory recall, and impede lie detection.
  • Rapport-based approaches enhance cooperation, improve information accuracy and detail, and facilitate credibility assessments.
  • Evidence suggests torture is ineffective for intelligence gathering.

Conclusions:

  • Psychological evidence demonstrates that harsh interrogation techniques are counterproductive.
  • Rapport-building strategies are more effective for eliciting reliable information and assessing credibility.
  • Further psychological analysis is needed to understand the persistent support for ineffective torture methods.