Detecting Deception

Current Challenges and Cognitive Approaches

Pär Anders Granhag, Aldert Vrij (University of Portsmouth, UK), Bruno Verschuere

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Wiley-Blackwell
19 December 2014

Criminal investigation & detection; Criminal or forensic psychology

Series: Wiley Series in Psychology of Crime, Policing and Law

Detecting Deception offers a state-of-the-art guide to the detection of deception with a focus on the ways in which new cognitive psychology-based approaches can improve practice and results in the field.

Includes comprehensive coverage of the latest scientific developments in the detection of deception and their implications for real-world practice Examines current challenges in the field - such as counter-interrogation strategies, lying networks, cross-cultural deception, and discriminating between true and false intentions Reveals a host of new approaches based on cognitive psychology with the potential to improve practice and results, including the strategic use of evidence, imposing cognitive load, response times, and covert lie detection Features contributions from internationally renowned experts

By: Pär Anders Granhag, Aldert Vrij (University of Portsmouth, UK), Bruno Verschuere
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 226mm, Width: 150mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 476g
ISBN: 9781118509753
ISBN 10: 1118509757
Series: Wiley Series in Psychology of Crime, Policing and Law
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 19 December 2014
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Pär Anders Granhag is Professor of Psychology at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. He has published over 200 scientific reports on topics relating to deception detection and is the Founding Director of the Research Unit for Criminal, Legal and Investigative Psychology. Aldert Vrij is Professor of Applied Social Psychology at the University of Portsmouth, UK. He is the author of Detecting Lies and Deceit: Pitfalls and Opportunities (2008). Bruno Verschuere is Associate Professor of Forensic Psychology at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. He is a Founding Member of the European consortium of Psychological Research on Deception Detection, and co-editor of Memory Detection: Theory and Application of the Concealed Information Test.

Reviews for Detecting Deception: Current Challenges and Cognitive Approaches

""All practitioners, researchers, and consumers could benefit from reading this book. It is an excellent reference for most all items covered. As alternative technologies develop and improve, it behooves us to stay abreast and open-minded... I highly recommend this book to all examiners interested in improving their knowledge on cognitive approaches to interviewing, ethical interrogative strategies and avoiding false confessions."" Mark Handler, American Polygraph Association Magazine, 2015