I found this article using StumbleUpon.com regarding how people conform to other people's expectations in various situations. This article does not really tie into a certain area of Law, however, I feel that the content contained within this article would be helpful to an investigator dealing with witnesses and perps.
In our everyday interactions with people we pick up on unspoken expectations that elicit us to act or behave in ways which produce either pleasant or aversive interactions. How people view us in certain situations can alter how we emit various behaviors.
This valuable information can be applied to conversations with either witnesses or perps in determining what exactly happened in a crime. On the flip side a suspect may pick up on these unspoken expectations and use it against the investigator by providing false leads. Reading this article gives you a good idea of how other people may view us in situations where they expect certain responses.
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