Some lie-detection may actually be of forensic use: A comment on Brennen and Magnussen, Lie-detection: What works

Gershon Ben-Shakhar*, Bruno Verschuere

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Abstract

Recently, Brennen and Magnussen (2023, Current Directions in Psychological Science, 32, 395) reviewed several approaches to detection of deception that have been extensively researched for several decades. While this review is timely, it is overly pessimistic regarding the applicability of psychological research to criminal investigations, and at the same time seems overly optimistic on techniques that are still in their infancy. While we remain cautious in recommending the application of many tests, we argue that the potential contribution of detection tests to law enforcement is much greater than what was implied by Brennen and Magnussen (2023, Current Directions in Psychological Science, 32, 395).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)125-127
Number of pages3
JournalLegal and Criminological Psychology
Volume29
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2024

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© 2024 The Authors. Legal and Criminological Psychology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British Psychological Society.

Keywords

  • forensic application
  • Lie-detection methods

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