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Sunday, May 29, 2005 - 3:29pmSanction this postReply
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Adam, thanks for sharing this.  Have you any interest in serving as the SOLO Psychology Coordinator?

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Sunday, May 29, 2005 - 4:57pmSanction this postReply
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This year I just don't have the time. But if another year goes by, and no one else steps forward...

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Monday, May 30, 2005 - 7:27amSanction this postReply
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As a psychology major, I think that SOLO Psychology is a great idea! I would love to see it put into action.

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Monday, May 30, 2005 - 7:38amSanction this postReply
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Excellent idea. I too would love to see Adam take on that role.

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Monday, May 30, 2005 - 8:30amSanction this postReply
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Can you give us a brief summary of this. It is 124 pages.

I also think Solo Psch would be cool....as long as every post isn't 124 pages.


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Monday, May 30, 2005 - 9:51amSanction this postReply
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Adam -This is especially fascinating stuff my perspective as essentially a "lawyer-in-training", thanks for posting it here :-)

Just a couple of quick thoughts which may be of interest - One point that the authors seem not to have touched on in their discussions of English cases (and I apologise if they did in fact mention it) is that over here, exercising the right to silence can in certain circumstances lead to adverse consequences, i.e. the question may be raised in court as to why a defendant remained silent if he had nothing to hide. I guess where suspects believe (rightly or wrongly) that the police have a fairly strong case, that may add to the psychological pressure to confess.

As to lie detectors in the US, it is also worth noting that the accuracy of polygraph testing is in fact highly dubious, and it is unfortunate (especially in the US) that the public at large seem unaware of this.

MH


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