The language of high-stakes truths and lies: Linguistic analysis of true and deceptive statements made during sexual homicide interrogations

IF 2.2 2区社会学 Q1 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Legal and Criminological Psychology Pub Date : 2022-03-11 DOI:10.1111/lcrp.12214

Andrew D. Thompson, Maria Hartwig

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Abstract

Purpose

Few studies have assessed deception during real-life, high-stakes encounters. This study is one of the largest and most geographically diverse to investigate how criminal suspects lie during investigative interviews. It is also one of the most specific; focusing solely on those who committed sexually motivated homicides.

Methods

Sections of transcripts from 52 sexually motivated homicide offender interrogations were analysed using Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count software. Truthful (n = 27) and deceptive (n = 25) statements, corroborated through physical evidence, were then compared using the reality monitoring (RM) model of deception.

Results

Support for the RM model was mixed. Truthful statements contained more motion and spatial details. There were no significant differences between true and deceptive statements when comparing perceptual, affective, and cognitive process details.

Conclusions

The results support the notion that there are verbal cues to deception detectable in high-stakes, real-life situations. It also provides a starting point to assess these cues in special forensic populations.

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高风险真相和谎言的语言:对性谋杀审讯中真实和欺骗性陈述的语言分析

目的很少有研究评估现实生活中高风险遭遇中的欺骗行为。这项研究是调查犯罪嫌疑人在调查采访中如何撒谎的规模最大、地域最多样化的研究之一。它也是最具体的;只关注那些性动机杀人的人。方法采用语言调查和字数统计软件对52例性动机杀人罪犯讯问笔录进行分析。真实(n = 27)和欺骗性(n = 25)的陈述，通过物证证实，然后使用现实监测(RM)欺骗模型进行比较。结果对RM模型的支持程度参差不齐。真实的陈述包含更多的运动和空间细节。在比较知觉、情感和认知过程细节时，真实陈述和欺骗性陈述之间没有显著差异。结论:研究结果支持这样一种观点，即在现实生活中的高风险情境中，存在可检测到的欺骗言语线索。它还提供了一个起点，以评估这些线索在特殊法医人群。

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Legal and Criminological Psychology Multiple-

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4.00

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4.30%

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期刊介绍： Legal and Criminological Psychology publishes original papers in all areas of psychology and law: - victimology - policing and crime detection - crime prevention - management of offenders - mental health and the law - public attitudes to law - role of the expert witness - impact of law on behaviour - interviewing and eyewitness testimony - jury decision making - deception The journal publishes papers which advance professional and scientific knowledge defined broadly as the application of psychology to law and interdisciplinary enquiry in legal and psychological fields.