No evidence that low levels of intoxication at both encoding and retrieval impact scores on the Gudjonsson Suggestibility Scale.
Amelia MindthoffJacqueline R EvansNadja Schreiber CompoKarina PolancoAngelica V HagsandPublished in: Psychopharmacology (2021)
Moderately intoxicated interviewees may not be more suggestible during investigative interviews than sober interviewees. However, before concrete evidence-based policy recommendations are made to law enforcement, further research is needed examining the effects of alcohol on suggestibility in conditions that are more reflective of the legal context.