| Level | File |
| Ref No | BPS/001/11/04/03/05/12 |
| Title | Evidence to the False Confessions and Police Interrogation Police Review (May Inquiry) 1990 |
| Date | 1990 |
| Extent | 1 folder |
| Physical Description | 1 folder |
| Description | British Psychological Society press release and typescript of evidence prepared by the Division of Criminological and Legal Psychology for the inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the convictions arising out of the bomb attacks in Guildford and Woolwich in 1974. The evidence focused on the wider issues rather than those relating to the Guildford and Woolwich cases including the conditions surrounding false confessions, controls against false confessions, pre-trial investigation procedures in the interrogation room, the training of police officers, the right to silence, and procedures for the review of cases.
Similar but expanded evidence was given to the BPS/001/11/04/03/05/13 Royal Commission on Criminal Justice (Runciman) which built on the work of the May Inquiry. |
| Format | File |
| Notes | The History of Psychology Centre is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our users. Be aware that our catalogue contains historic terminology relating to mental health which could be considered offensive. The terminology exists within the original record and has been retained to inform users on viewpoints at the time. It in no way reflects the attitudes of the cataloguers or the British Psychological Society. |
| Language | English |
| Related Material | BPS/001/11/04/01/04 BPS Parliamentary Group Papers 1990
BPS/001/11/01/04/05 BPS Press Committee Papers 1990 - 1991
BPS/001/11/04/03/05/13 Evidence to the Royal Commission on Criminal Justice Review of the Justice System in England and Wales 1991-1992
BPS/001/4/01/02/11 BPS Professional Affairs Board PAB Papers 1990 |
| RelatedRecord | BPS/001/11/04/01/04 |
| BPS/001/11/01/04/05 |
| BPS/001/4/01/02/11 |
| AccessConditions | Registered Users by Appointment Only. |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Location | 13: BPS History of Psychology Centre, London |
| Term | Criminals |
| Forensic Psychology |
| Public Relations |
| Legislation and Regulations |
| AdminHistory | The Reed Committee Report recommended the restriction of the courts powers to remand to prison someone for medical assessment |
| Copyright | Subject to the condition of the original, copies may be supplied for private research use only on receipt of a signed undertaking to comply with current copyright legislation. Permission to make any published use of material from the collection must be sought in advance from the Head of the History of Psychology Centre and Archives and, where appropriate, from the copyright owner. Where possible, assistance will be given in identifying copyright owners, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user of the material. |
| Rules | Description compiled in line with the following: ISAD (G) General International Standard Archival Description MAD3 Third Edition 2000 |
| ArchNote | Compiled by Claire Jackson BPS Archivist History of Psychology Centre. |
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Persons
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| BPS/GB/201 | Black; D Anthony (1931-2021); Dr; FBPsS, CPsychol | 1931-2021 |
| BPS/GB/83 | The British Psychological Society; Division of Forensic Psychology; 1977-; (DFP) | 1977- |