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  • Criminal suspects in Western jurisdictions possess the right to remain silent during police interrogations.
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Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how remaining silent during police questioning affects laypersons' perceptions of a suspect's guilt, cooperativeness, trustworthiness, and rationality.
  • To compare perceptions of suspects who admit guilt, deny involvement, or remain silent.

Main Methods:

  • A mock-interview experiment involving 126 participants.
  • Participants read one of three transcripts: admission, denial, or silence.
  • Participants rated the suspect on guilt, cooperativeness, trustworthiness, and rationality.

Main Results:

  • Participants perceived suspects who admitted guilt as more guilty than those who denied or remained silent.
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  • Silence led to lower perceptions of rationality compared to denial.

Conclusions:

  • Remaining silent during police questioning may be perceived unfavorably by observers.
  • The right to silence, while legally protected, can have unintended negative consequences on public perception of a suspect's character and credibility.