Interview to Find Out The Truth: A New Approach of The Investigative Process to Solving The Scapegoat from False Memories of Eyewitnesses
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Currently, Thailand uses an Investigative Approach to solve cases through
the principle of interrogation which presses suspects to plead guilty and may lead to misinformation or create false memories for eyewitnesses. However, Norway has launched a new Investigative Method known as "Investigative Interviews" that aims to improve the investigative paradigm from an "Interrogation" to the collection of evidence based on the facts. Moreover, the National Institute of Justice has revealed that false witness testimony and the misidentification of the accused are the leading causes of convictions for innocent people more than any other cause. It can be seen that interrogation can directly and indirectly affect a witness's memory. For example, when investigating the witness by using leading questions that may include important information in the questions. Information obtained from eyewitnesses is important evidence in the arrest of the perpetrators. On the contrary, if the information from the witness is wrong, then the bad effect will happen to the scapegoat. These mistakes have a huge negative effect on the credibility of the justice system. Therefore, the "Investigative Interview" approach is a new alternative to solving the problem of scapegoating caused by the failure of the justice system.
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เนื้อหาและข้อมูลในบทความที่ลงตีพิมพ์ใน วารสารวิชาการอาชญาวิทยาและนิติวิทยาศาสตร์ โรงเรียนนายร้อยตำรวจ ถิอว่าเป็นข้อคิดเห็นและความรั้บผิดชอบของผู้เขียนบทความโดยตรงซึ่งกองบรรณาธิการวารสาร ไม่จำเป็นต้องเห็นด้วยหรือรับผิดชอบใดๆ
บทความ ข้อมูล เนื้อหา รูปภาพ ฯลฯ ที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์ใน วารสารวิชาการอาชญาวิทยาและนิติวิทยาศาสตร์ ถือว่าเป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของวารสาร วารสารวิชาการอาชญาวิทยาและนิติวิทยาศาสตร์ หากบุคคลหรือหน่วยงานใดต้องการนำทั้งหมดหรือส่วนหนึ่งส่วนใดไปเผยแพร่ต่อหรือเพื่อกระทำการใดๆ จะต้องได้รับอนุญาตเป็นลายลักษณ์อักษรจาก วารสารวิชาการอาชญาวิทยาและนิติวิทยาศาสตร์ ก่อนเท่านั้น
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