Paper must be completely from scratch, “Under no circumstances shall the student quote any portion of a text from a source”. All pages must go through turnitin with less than 25% similarity. The student shall have a cover page, an abstract page, table of contents, and a references page. At least twelve (12) pages in length, double-spaced, not counting the title page, abstract, table of contents, and references. Thus the minimum, total length of the paper, from cover to reference page(s) is 15 pages. Paper will use topic headings throughout the body of the paper, except for the introduction and conclusions sections. Students should have at least twelve reference sources with no more than three scholarly sources from Internet sites. Please adhere to the instructions outlined in the Term Instructions enclosed.

Term Paper instructions

In the term paper, present your views on that topic, along with what you consider to be the next upcoming issue or future directions in your selected area.

The student shall have a cover page, an abstract page, table of contents, and a references page. The body of the paper itself must be at least twelve (12) pages in length, double-spaced, not counting the title page, abstract, table of contents, and references. Thus the minimum, total length of the paper, from cover to reference page(s) is 15 pages. The body of the paper needs an introduction section and a conclusion section.

The student should use topic headings throughout the body of the paper, except for the introduction and conclusions sections. Students should have at least twelve reference sources with no more than three scholarly sources from Internet sites.

The font type will be comparable to 12 Arial or 12 Times New Roman and double-spaced. The term paper must be written. The rules for the preparation and presentation of the manuscript shall conform to the APA Manual. Under no circumstances shall the student quote any portion of a text from a source. Instead, the student shall use his own words in conveying the meaning of source material.

The student shall use grammar that conforms to standard and acceptable prose-writing style that is found in journal articles, scholarly books, and guides. The student should write in the first or third person and should avoid the use of “etc.” There are point deductions for writing in the second person or using “etc.”

The student shall use the running head feature and page numbers, in accordance with the APA Manual. The page numbers shall be displayed in the top right portion of the pages of the document. In Microsoft Word, locate the Insert tab, Page Number, Top of Page, and Plain Number 3. Select Plain Number 3. At this point, you may type in your header, according to the APA Manual.

If any portion of the term paper is plagiarized, then the student will receive a zero for the paper,

Topic: The Psychological Process of Interrogation and Confession

Some References to use;

Fulero, S. M., & Wrightsman, L. S. (2009). Forensic Psychology (3rd ed.). Belmont: Wadsworth. pg258-274,pg 248,pg254,pg257

Drizin, S. & Leo, R. (2004). The problem of false confessions in the post-DNA world. North Carolina Law review, 82, 337-424.

Gudjonsson, G.H. (1992). The psychology of interrogations, confessions and testimony. New York: John Wiley;

Gudjonsson, G.H. (2003). The psychology of interrogations of confessions: A handbook. New York: John Wiley.

Inbau, F.E., Reid, J.F., and Buckley, J.P. (1986). Criminal interrogation and confessions (3^rd ed.). Baltimore, MD: Williams and Wilkins

Inbau, F.E., Buckley, J.P., and Jayne, B (2001). Criminal interrogation and confessions (4^th ed.) . Baltimore, MD: Williams and Wilkins.

Kassin, S.M (1997). The psychology of confession evidence. American Psychologist, 52, 221-233;

Kassin. S.M. & Gudjonnson, G. (2004). The psychology of confession evidence: A review of the literature and issues. Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 5, Whole No. 2

Kotlowitz, A. (1999, February 8). The unprotected. New Yorker, pp. 42-53

McCann, J.T. (1998) A conceptual framework for identifying various types of confessions. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 16,441-453.

Shuy, R. W. (1998). The language of confession, interrogation, and deception. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Wakefield, H., & Underwager, R. (1998). Coerced or nonvolutary confessions. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 16, 423-440.

Young, D. (1996). Unnecessary evil: Police Lying in interrogations. Connecticut Law Review, 28, 425-477.