Police Interrogators Often Use Minimizing Techniques to Secure Confessions

question 33

Multiple Choice

Police interrogators often use minimizing techniques to secure confessions. One such tactic is to

• A) express certainty in the suspect's guilt.
• B) claim to have an eyewitness to the crime.
• C) blame the victim of the crime.
• D) use physical force.

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Definitions:

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