Minhas, Rashid ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1479-0985, Walsh, Dave and Bull, Ray (2016) Developing a scale to measure the presence of possible prejudicial stereotyping in police interviews with suspects: the minhas investigative interviewing prejudicial stereotyping scale (MIIPSS). Police Practice and Research, 18 (2). pp. 132-145. ISSN 1561-4263

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Abstract

If police interviewers’ hold negative feelings towards certain groups, this may affect how they interview them (either as victims, witnesses or suspects) in that they may not obtain reliable accounts, being the aim of such interviews. The Minhas Investigative Interviewing Prejudicial Stereotyping Scale (MIIPSS) has been developed to assess the level of any investigative interviewers’ prejudicial stereotyping towards suspects. The current exploratory study involved semi-structured interviews with twenty people, who had previously been interviewed as suspects in England and also eight very experienced lawyers. Both their views were measured using the MIIPSS before being subjected to a Guttman analysis. Statistical analyses showed that MIIPSS satisfies the criteria for classification as a valid unidimensional and cumulative scale. Therefore, researchers could use MIIPSS as a tool to measure prejudicial stereotyping in investigative interviews. Interviewers could also use MIIPSS to monitor their own attitudes towards certain groups or individuals suspected of different types of crimes.

Item Type:	Article
Identifier:	10.1080/15614263.2016.1249870
Additional Information:	This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Police Practice and Research on 31/10/2016, available online: https://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/15614263.2016.1249870
Keywords:	Prejudicial stereotyping; Suspects; Legal representatives; Attitudes; Investigative interviewing
Subjects:	Law and criminal justice > Criminal justice Law and criminal justice Law and criminal justice > Criminal justice > Policing and criminal investigations
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Depositing User:	Rashid Minhas
Date Deposited:	18 Jun 2019 12:34
Last Modified:	06 Feb 2024 15:59
URI:	https://repository.uwl.ac.uk/id/eprint/6030

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