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[novapsyche]

The Truth About Lie-Detection – What Works And What Doesn't -- Interesting, especially the part about how those in corrections are more likely to finger a truth-telling introvert than a liar.

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[the-leewit.livejournal.com]

"In one study, Talwar had police officers come into the lab. During their years on the job, the officers developed a list of 'sure-fire' behaviors to watch for. But it turned out that the officers had it exactly backwards. The behaviors they were looking for meant that they identified truth- tellers as liars, and they said liars were telling the truth."

Little scary!

[pgdudda.livejournal.com]

It's possible that one factor is that they have an assumption that those with "nothing to hide" have no reason to be fearful of police, so they would automatically assume that any sign of nervousness is a sign of guilt. This of course ignores the history of poor treatment of anyone who isn't an able-bodied heterosexual WASP. I have never *personally* had bad experiences with police, but I belong to multiple groups that have historic reason to fear police, and so I don't actually trust police officers to be paragons of virtuous law enforcement.

[the-leewit.livejournal.com]

Well, precisely. Although, as a pink-hued female, I have gotten considerable grief from law enforcement officers who clearly blamed me for crimes perpetrated against me (how dare I not post a male name on my door?! Don't I know that a female living alone is practically an invitation?), and who WOULD NOT believe I was not peddling heroin in my largely-minority work neighborhood, but I've also had really wonderful interactions with them--- nothing but good things to say about the Feds, sort of hope that doesn't change in the near future...

But yeah. When the people with the guns can be *counted* upon to not be right about your innocence, it actually does kind of make me nervy.

[xiombarg.livejournal.com]

The introvert thing really puts a finger on what I fear from police officers despite largely having "nothing to hide".