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- Title
Failing to tell friend from foe: A comment on Wijn <italic>et al</italic>. (2017).
- Authors
Meijer, Ewout H.; Verschuere, Bruno; Merckelbach, Harald
- Abstract
Behavioural observation programmes are becoming increasingly popular at transportation hubs, sporting events, and other large crowd gatherings. Premise of these programmes is that malicious intention can be accurately deduced from observable behaviour. In a recent article published in this journal, Wijn <italic>et al</italic>. (2017, <italic>Legal and Criminological Psychology</italic>,<italic> 22</italic>, 378–399.) conclude that environmental cues improve the correct detection of participants with malicious intent. This conclusion can and will be interpreted as support for behavioural observation programmes. In this comment, we argue that Wijn and colleagues draw a fundamentally wrong conclusion from their data. What their data show is that malicious intentions could not be detected in any of the conditions. Their findings can therefore not be conceptualized as evidence for behavioural observation programmes. Rather, they add to the growing critique voiced towards such programmes.
- Subjects
CRIMINAL behavior; MALICIOUS accusation; INTENTION; CRIMINAL psychology; ATTITUDE (Psychology)
- Publication
Legal & Criminological Psychology, 2018, Vol 23, Issue 1, p2
- ISSN
1355-3259
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/lcrp.12118