Abstract
In the first part of this article, I will briefly review research findings that show that professional lie catchers, such as police officers, are generally rather poor at distinguishing between truths and lies. I believe that there are many reasons contributing towards this poor ability, and will give an overview of these reasons in the second part of this article. I also believe that professionals could become better lie detectors and will explain how in the final part of this article
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 159-181 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| Journal | Legal and Criminological Psychology |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Sept 2004 |