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Psychology, Criminal Interrogation and the Impact of Knowledge, 1880-1940

Project description

The role of knowledge in criminal interrogations

History has shown that getting a suspect or a person of interest to confess to a crime is no easy feat. Over time, though, experts developed techniques and built knowledge on ways in which to secure confessions. Psychology often played a key role in this, too. The EU-funded InterPsy project seeks to determine how and why criminal interrogations were influenced by scientific innovations in psychology. It will explore the connection between knowledge interrogation and scientists and practitioners; how actors evaluated different forms of knowledge; the production of epistemic hierarchies; and how actors translated theory into practice. The findings will demonstrate why knowledge proves instrumental – whether exchanged, assessed or applied.

Coordinator

UNIVERSITEIT UTRECHT
Net EU contribution
€ 203 464,32
Address
Heidelberglaan 8
3584 CS Utrecht
Netherlands

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Region
West-Nederland Utrecht Utrecht
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
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Partners (1)

STICHTING NTR
Netherlands
Net EU contribution
€ 0,00
Address
Wim T. Schippersplein 5
1217 WD Hilversum

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Region
West-Nederland Noord-Holland Het Gooi en Vechtstreek
Activity type
Other
Other funding
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