Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion · chapter 5 · id influence-c5-07-the-good-copbad-cop-interrogat
“The good cop/bad cop interrogation technique works because it combines reciprocity, contrast, and liking -- the suspect feels grateful to the 'good cop' who seems reasonable after the 'bad cop.'”
TRUE, BUTconfidence: medium⚠ extracted by pipeline, re-audit pending
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Harvard Program on Negotiation -- Good Cop, Bad Cop Strategysource alive
The technique can be effective but only if the bad cop starts and the good cop follows.
NPR (2013), Beyond Good Cop/Bad Copsource alive
A growing number of scientists say this approach is based on outdated psychology and can produce false confessions.
This claim is a stable, citable object. If you can falsify a verdict, tell us. Corrections are loud here.