Stephen Moston
Biographic Data
| ID | 112503 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stephen Moston |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stephen |
| FAMILY NAME | Moston |
| SIGNATURE | MOSTON S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Kent |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5231-9713 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Crime, Criminalization and Refugees: The Case of Sudanese Australians
Pet Loss: Understanding Disenfranchised Grief, Memorial Use, and Posttraumatic Growth
The growing body of literature exploring pet loss suggests that many bereaved pet owners experience disenfranchised grief. Disenfranchised grief occurs when a loss is unacknowledged and the bereaved are unable to express their grief. When grief is considered illegitimate, the bereaved may experience a variety of adverse psychological outcomes, including increased distress and reduced quality of life. Additionally, when grief is inhibited, the ind…
Detecting Doping in Sport
The book explores the changing landscape of anti-doping investigations, which now largely centre on the collection of intelligence about doping through processes such as surveillance, interviews with witnesses and interrogation of athletes. It examines why and how investigative processes, hitherto typically reserved for serious crimes, have been co-opted by anti-doping agencies into a situation where their potential for harm has received little o…
Does Monitoring Performance Eliminate the Ego-depletion Phenomenon and Influence Perception of Time
This study evaluated whether monitoring performance against an objective measure eliminated ego-depletion and enhanced the accuracy of one's temporal perception. Two independent variables, depletion level and monitoring status, were manipulated in 83 undergraduates (71% female, median age = 21.2 years), who were then measured for persistence on a series of anagram puzzles (first dependant variable) and subjective time perception estimates (second…
Science 1, Religion 5: A reply to Petróczi et al. (2015)
The effects of evidence on the outcome of interviews with criminal suspects
Research suggests just over half of all suspects interviewed inside a police station will either confess or make damaging admissions. Surprisingly, police interviewing tactics appear to have only a limited effect on the decision making of suspects. Instead, the strongest predictor of a confession is the strength of evidence against the accused. This paper examines the links between strength of evidence and the outcome of interviews. Data is drawn…
The changing face of police interrogation
This paper discusses some of the apparent changes in interrogations following the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and the introduction of tape recorders into police stations. These reforms are believed to have had several marked effects on interrogations. For example, the use of persuasive questioning is believed to have declined, as has the number of suspects making admissions. The evidence for these hypotheses is discussed. It is suggeste…
Police questioning techniques in tape recorded interviews with criminal suspects
This paper describes some of the basic questioning techniques employed in contemporary tape recorded interviews of suspects in criminal investigations. First it shows how detectives attempt to question for information and/or confessions. Two basic questioning strategies are identified, in which the aim is either to gather information or a confession. The implications of each strategy are discussed, for example, certain confession oriented strateg…
The Effects of Case Characteristics on Suspect Behaviour During Police Questioning
This paper is concerned with the associations between the characteristics of a suspect and case and a suspect's decision to admit or deny having committed an offence. It outlines a model to illustrate how such characteristics have a bearing on interviewing styles and thus a direct and indirect effect on suspect behaviour. A random sample of 1,067 cases from nine Metropolitan Police stations was examined. In each case the suspect was interviewed b…
The suggestibility of children in interview studies
Eyewitness researchers have long argued that children's testimony is unreliable because of their excessive suggestibility. The present study is an examination of two factors thought to explain some of the apparent suggestibility of children: (1) the emphasis placed on giving a classifiable answer to every question asked; (2) the effects of repeated questioning within an interview. A total of 72 children, from three age groups (6, 8 and 10 years) …
Pet Loss: Understanding Disenfranchised Grief, Memorial Use, and Posttraumatic Growth
The growing body of literature exploring pet loss suggests that many bereaved pet owners experience disenfranchised grief. Disenfranchised grief occurs when a loss is unacknowledged and the bereaved are unable to express their grief. When grief is considered illegitimate, the bereaved may experience a variety of adverse psychological outcomes, including increased distress and reduced quality of life. Additionally, when grief is inhibited, the ind…
The Effects of Case Characteristics on Suspect Behaviour During Police Questioning
This paper is concerned with the associations between the characteristics of a suspect and case and a suspect's decision to admit or deny having committed an offence. It outlines a model to illustrate how such characteristics have a bearing on interviewing styles and thus a direct and indirect effect on suspect behaviour. A random sample of 1,067 cases from nine Metropolitan Police stations was examined. In each case the suspect was interviewed b…
The changing face of police interrogation
This paper discusses some of the apparent changes in interrogations following the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and the introduction of tape recorders into police stations. These reforms are believed to have had several marked effects on interrogations. For example, the use of persuasive questioning is believed to have declined, as has the number of suspects making admissions. The evidence for these hypotheses is discussed. It is suggeste…
Police questioning techniques in tape recorded interviews with criminal suspects
This paper describes some of the basic questioning techniques employed in contemporary tape recorded interviews of suspects in criminal investigations. First it shows how detectives attempt to question for information and/or confessions. Two basic questioning strategies are identified, in which the aim is either to gather information or a confession. The implications of each strategy are discussed, for example, certain confession oriented strateg…
The suggestibility of children in interview studies
Eyewitness researchers have long argued that children's testimony is unreliable because of their excessive suggestibility. The present study is an examination of two factors thought to explain some of the apparent suggestibility of children: (1) the emphasis placed on giving a classifiable answer to every question asked; (2) the effects of repeated questioning within an interview. A total of 72 children, from three age groups (6, 8 and 10 years) …
The Effects of Case Characteristics on Suspect Behaviour During Police Questioning
This paper is concerned with the associations between the characteristics of a suspect and case and a suspect's decision to admit or deny having committed an offence. It outlines a model to illustrate how such characteristics have a bearing on interviewing styles and thus a direct and indirect effect on suspect behaviour. A random sample of 1,067 cases from nine Metropolitan Police stations was examined. In each case the suspect was interviewed b…
The changing face of police interrogation
This paper discusses some of the apparent changes in interrogations following the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and the introduction of tape recorders into police stations. These reforms are believed to have had several marked effects on interrogations. For example, the use of persuasive questioning is believed to have declined, as has the number of suspects making admissions. The evidence for these hypotheses is discussed. It is suggeste…
Police questioning techniques in tape recorded interviews with criminal suspects
This paper describes some of the basic questioning techniques employed in contemporary tape recorded interviews of suspects in criminal investigations. First it shows how detectives attempt to question for information and/or confessions. Two basic questioning strategies are identified, in which the aim is either to gather information or a confession. The implications of each strategy are discussed, for example, certain confession oriented strateg…
The effects of evidence on the outcome of interviews with criminal suspects
Research suggests just over half of all suspects interviewed inside a police station will either confess or make damaging admissions. Surprisingly, police interviewing tactics appear to have only a limited effect on the decision making of suspects. Instead, the strongest predictor of a confession is the strength of evidence against the accused. This paper examines the links between strength of evidence and the outcome of interviews. Data is drawn…
Does Monitoring Performance Eliminate the Ego-depletion Phenomenon and Influence Perception of Time
This study evaluated whether monitoring performance against an objective measure eliminated ego-depletion and enhanced the accuracy of one's temporal perception. Two independent variables, depletion level and monitoring status, were manipulated in 83 undergraduates (71% female, median age = 21.2 years), who were then measured for persistence on a series of anagram puzzles (first dependant variable) and subjective time perception estimates (second…
Science 1, Religion 5: A reply to Petróczi et al. (2015)
Detecting Doping in Sport
The book explores the changing landscape of anti-doping investigations, which now largely centre on the collection of intelligence about doping through processes such as surveillance, interviews with witnesses and interrogation of athletes. It examines why and how investigative processes, hitherto typically reserved for serious crimes, have been co-opted by anti-doping agencies into a situation where their potential for harm has received little o…
Pet Loss: Understanding Disenfranchised Grief, Memorial Use, and Posttraumatic Growth
The growing body of literature exploring pet loss suggests that many bereaved pet owners experience disenfranchised grief. Disenfranchised grief occurs when a loss is unacknowledged and the bereaved are unable to express their grief. When grief is considered illegitimate, the bereaved may experience a variety of adverse psychological outcomes, including increased distress and reduced quality of life. Additionally, when grief is inhibited, the ind…
Crime, Criminalization and Refugees: The Case of Sudanese Australians
Psychology (7 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Criminology (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Deception detection and forensic psychology (4 works) · Interrogation (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Suspect (3 works) · Confession (law (2 works)