Download or read book The Psychology of Interrogations and Confessions written by Gisli H.‏ Gudjonsson and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The impact of psychological research and expert testimony on legal changes, police practice and legal judgements in England and Northern Ireland is unparalleled in the rest of the world and valuable lessons have been learned as a result. A number of high profile murder and terrorist convictions based largely on confession evidence have been quashed on appeal. In The Psychology of Interrogations and Confessions, Gisli Gudjonsson traces the scientific advances and relevant cases, many of which he was directly involved with, and demonstrates their legal and psychological significance.