Norfolk G
Stockwood Medical Centre, Hollway Road, Stockwood, Bristol BS14 8PT.
Med Sci Law. 2001 Jan;41(1):5-12. doi: 10.1177/002580240104100102.
The assessment of a suspect's fitness to be interviewed by the police is becoming an increasingly important part of a police surgeon's workload. This paper discusses the assessment in terms of the various factors that may render a person prone to providing an involuntary or false confession and proposes an aide memoire to assist the examining doctor.
