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The Art of Empathy in Detectives
45:52 - 51:18 (05:25)
Good detectives try to get empathy going with suspects. This involves recounting the frustrations and difficulties the suspect has been going through, in a way that makes them feel understood.
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A confession can be coerced by making the person believe it is their best chance at finding a way out of a difficult situation.
45:52 - 48:19 (02:27)
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A confession can be coerced by making the person believe it is their best chance at finding a way out of a difficult situation. Detectives may use tactics such as offering empathy, anticipation of repeating the story to a new detective, or even sharing their own negative feelings towards a victim to lead to false confessions.
ChapterThe Art of Empathy in Detectives
EpisodeSelects: How Police Interrogation Works
PodcastStuff You Should Know
The Reed Technique is a method of interrogation used by law enforcement to elicit confessions from suspects, but it has a small percentage of false confessions.
48:19 - 51:18 (02:58)
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The Reed Technique is a method of interrogation used by law enforcement to elicit confessions from suspects, but it has a small percentage of false confessions. Detective Loria used this technique on Nicole Michelle Frederick to try and get a confession regarding the abuse of her stepdaughter, but ended up blaming the victim instead.