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Police to study hypnosis techniques

By T.K. Randall
December 20, 2009 · Comment icon 9 comments

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Hypnosis techniques are being proposed as a new branch of training for police officers in the UK to help encourage witnesses and suspects to tell the truth by placing them in a "receptive brainwave state".
Police officers will study hypnosis techniques to help them encourage suspects and witnesses to tell the truth. Investigators from across Britain have been invited to a free taster workshop at the University of Chester next June.


Source: Yahoo! News | Comments (9)




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Comment icon #1 Posted by Rosewin 15 years ago
Then they will learn how to manipulate groups. That is all this is, manipulation.
Comment icon #2 Posted by brlesq1 15 years ago
It sure makes me nervous. Manipulation, indeed.
Comment icon #3 Posted by GhostWhisper 15 years ago
Next up: Thought Police
Comment icon #4 Posted by Triade 15 years ago
Great. The entire population is going to jail. 2020: 100% of detainees are falsly imprisoned. Police gets big fat pay check for fighting crime in such an excellent way.
Comment icon #5 Posted by Rosewin 15 years ago
Next up: Thought Police Law enforcement for a while in some areas has been studying micro expressions. While it is not the same as thought police, they are not caring about how we think, if we are socialist, etc..., instead they are worried about what we are thinking, do we look nervous, when we answer a question does the tiniest expression reveal we are lying, etc... "We call them little or subtle or micro expressions, because they are very compressed in time and they are fragmentary," Frank says. "But they leak, even though the person is struggling to conceal them ... and we have data that w... [More]
Comment icon #6 Posted by messypau 14 years ago
hi Hypnosis is drawing what is within you, your capabilities and strengths. Narrowing and focusing your intense concentration and attention on something that you want to change. It is mind over matter. You are releasing the full potential and capability of your mind to attract positive energy. Learning self hypnosis techniques offers a lot of benefits. hypnose can be used to change something about yourself that will make you more productive, happier and a better person. thanks.
Comment icon #7 Posted by Alien Being 14 years ago
Then they will learn how to manipulate groups. That is all this is, manipulation. Hypnosis is exaclty why the British justice system is flawed. If you train the police in these techniques they might abuse them or even manage to convince innocent people they are guilty. Imagine a guilt confession that an innocent person has made. How would they get out of that? They might not even want to get out of it they may start to believe that they are guilty! Then theres the problem at the trial. The police would be able to put together super persuasive arguments using hypnotic word trickery and hence le... [More]
Comment icon #8 Posted by TheResearcher 14 years ago
Hypnosis is exaclty why the British justice system is flawed. If you train the police in these techniques they might abuse them or even manage to convince innocent people they are guilty. Imagine a guilt confession that an innocent person has made. How would they get out of that? They might not even want to get out of it they may start to believe that they are guilty! Then theres the problem at the trial. The police would be able to put together super persuasive arguments using hypnotic word trickery and hence lead the Court to delivering a guilty verdict. Furthernore the justice system is fla... [More]
Comment icon #9 Posted by Ronldlwis 14 years ago
This is great that police learning hypnosis techniques. May be they will work effectively now and reduce the crime.


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