Research Questions
- Do personality traits predict criminal history disclosure?
- Do more sleepy people disclose less information?
Purpose
The purpose of studying how personal characteristics predict who will disclose more information in investigative interviews is to improve the effectiveness of interview techniques and the amount of verifiable information gathered in criminal justice settings. By exploring how personality traits might predict a person’s memory abilities and, therefore, capacity to disclose past criminal activity, investigators can tailor their approaches to create a more conducive environment for useful disclosures. Additionally, examining whether sleepiness affects a person’s willingness or ability to disclose information provides insight into dynamic mental states and their role in communication.
Previous Work
Sleep and interrogation: does losing sleep impact criminal history disclosure? (Krizan et al., 2021)
Curran, B., Hawthorne, B., Miller, A., & Krizan, Z. (2023, March) Do personality traits predict criminal history disclosure? [Poster Presentation]. American Psychology-Law Society Conference, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Hawthorne, B., Curran, B., Miller, A., & Krizan, Z. (2023) Do personality traits predict criminal history disclosure? [Poster Presentation]. Iowa State University’s LAS Undergraduate Research Symposium, Ames, IA, United States.
Curran, B., Krizan, Z., & Miller, A. (2026, March). Do open-minded individuals disclose more about their criminal history? [Conference Presentation]. American Psychology-Law Society Conference, Reno, Nevada.