Attorneys needing assistance in cases that involve controversial police-induced confessions should know that while I have served as a consultant and expert witness over the years, I am highly selective in my willingness and ability to do so. In this regard, the following information should prove useful.
Background Materials
Kassin (2022).
DUPED: Why Innocent People Confess — and Why We Believe Their Confessions.
Prometheus Books.
Gudjonsson (2018).
The Psychology of False Confessions. Forty Years of Science and Practice.
Wiley Series in Psychology of Crime, Policing and Law.
Kassin, Redlich, Alceste, & Luke (2018). On the general acceptance of confessions research: Opinions of the scientific community. American Psychologist. [PDF]
Kassin, Drizin, Grisso, Gudjonsson, Leo, & Redlich (2010). Police-induced confessions, risk factors and recommendations. Law and Human Behavior. (This is an official White Paper of the American Psychology–Law Society.) [PDF]
Confession Experts
