Criteria-Based Content Analysis and Its Utility in Distinguishing BetweenTruthful and Fabricated Criminal Allegations: A Critical Review

摘要

This review examined the utility of the Criteria-Based Content Analysis as amethod to distinguish truthful from fabricated criminal allegations. It appears that the U.S. justice system would accept the CBCA as a viable method for, truth detection if empirical support could be obtained. Although the research results demonstrate some utility, the studies have either not been experimental in nature and fall prey to selection bias, or have fallen short of addressing several other important issues. This review suggests some areas that should be addressed in the future.