Gísli Guðjónsson | |
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Born | Gísli Hannes Guðjónsson 26 October 1947 |
Nationality | Icelandic |
Education |
Brunel University London University of Surrey |
Occupation(s) | Academic, professor |
Known for | Authority on suggestibility and false confessions |
Gísli Hannes Guðjónsson, CBE (born 26 October 1947) is an Icelandic- British academic, educator, forensic psychologist and former detective. [2] He is Emeritus Professor at the Institute of Psychiatry of King's College London and a Professor in the Psychology Department at Reykjavik University. [3] Gísli is an internationally renowned authority on suggestibility and false confessions and is one of the world's leading experts on false memory syndrome. [2]
Gísli was born on 26 October 1947 to Guðjón Aðalsteinn Guðmundsson and Þóra Hannesdóttir. [4] His twin brother joined the Reykjavík Criminal Investigation Police while he chose to study economics at Brunel University London (BSc, 1975), but changed to psychology whilst in his second year. [5] [6] He completed his studies at the University of Surrey (MSc, 1977; PhD, 1981). [7] In 1982, together with MacKeith he coined the term memory distrust syndrome, to describe those who distrust their own memories and are motivated to rely on external (non-self) sources to verify the accuracy of memories. [8]
In the 1990s he worked as head of forensic psychology services and clinical psychologist to the Bethlem Royal Hospital and Maudsley Hospital. [9]
He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2011 Birthday Honours for services to clinical psychology. [10] [11]
Gísli's expert testimony was the basis for the convictions of the Birmingham Six and Guildford Four being overturned. [12] He created the Gudjonsson suggestibility scale to measure how susceptible someone is to coercion during an interrogation. An author of several books, Gudjonsson was a coauthor on the American Psychology-Law Society (AP-LS) White Paper by Saul Kassin et al. (2010) titled "Police-induced confessions: Risk factors and recommendations." [13]
Gísli Guðjónsson | |
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Born | Gísli Hannes Guðjónsson 26 October 1947 |
Nationality | Icelandic |
Education |
Brunel University London University of Surrey |
Occupation(s) | Academic, professor |
Known for | Authority on suggestibility and false confessions |
Gísli Hannes Guðjónsson, CBE (born 26 October 1947) is an Icelandic- British academic, educator, forensic psychologist and former detective. [2] He is Emeritus Professor at the Institute of Psychiatry of King's College London and a Professor in the Psychology Department at Reykjavik University. [3] Gísli is an internationally renowned authority on suggestibility and false confessions and is one of the world's leading experts on false memory syndrome. [2]
Gísli was born on 26 October 1947 to Guðjón Aðalsteinn Guðmundsson and Þóra Hannesdóttir. [4] His twin brother joined the Reykjavík Criminal Investigation Police while he chose to study economics at Brunel University London (BSc, 1975), but changed to psychology whilst in his second year. [5] [6] He completed his studies at the University of Surrey (MSc, 1977; PhD, 1981). [7] In 1982, together with MacKeith he coined the term memory distrust syndrome, to describe those who distrust their own memories and are motivated to rely on external (non-self) sources to verify the accuracy of memories. [8]
In the 1990s he worked as head of forensic psychology services and clinical psychologist to the Bethlem Royal Hospital and Maudsley Hospital. [9]
He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2011 Birthday Honours for services to clinical psychology. [10] [11]
Gísli's expert testimony was the basis for the convictions of the Birmingham Six and Guildford Four being overturned. [12] He created the Gudjonsson suggestibility scale to measure how susceptible someone is to coercion during an interrogation. An author of several books, Gudjonsson was a coauthor on the American Psychology-Law Society (AP-LS) White Paper by Saul Kassin et al. (2010) titled "Police-induced confessions: Risk factors and recommendations." [13]