The Edge of Belief: Maria Konnikova on the Art of the Con
Her journey into the world of confidence men and women takes the reader to the edge of reality, belief, and trust.
Law
Teens, False Confessions, and Perceptions of the Police
There is no question that teenagers like Marty Tankleff and the Central Park Five suffered enormous miscarriages of justice—having spent years in prison for confessing to crimes they didn’t commit.
Better Served In A Hospital, But Serving Time: Q&A With First Psychologist To Lead A Major US Jail
This past week, an indication of just how entangled mental health and criminal justice have become, Chicago’s Cook County Jail announced that Dr. Nneka Jones Tapia, a clinical psychologist, will become the Executive Director of the jail.
How Trust Leads to Truth: A Q&A on the U.S. Government’s Search for an Evidence-Based Interrogation Strategy
Since 2010, a group of psychologists has been quietly working for a new U.S. intelligence unit on identifying and developing interrogation methods that work.
Senate Report Calls CIA Tactics Inhumane and Ineffective, Details Unethical Application of Psychology
The Senate Intelligence Committee’s investigation into the Central Intelligence Agency’s (CIA) interrogation program following 9/11 details a horrifying program of physical and psychological torture that they argue was ineffective in eliciting new intelligence.
Coerced to Confess: The Psychology of False Confessions
On a spring night in 1989, a 28 year-old white woman was brutally raped and nearly murdered while jogging through Central Park.