15 Facts About Saul Kassin

Saul Kassin is a distinguished professor of psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice - City University of New York and Massachusetts Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts.

Saul Kassin attended Brooklyn College from 1971 to 1974 and graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a Bachelor of Science degree.

Saul Kassin then taught for two years taught at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, before starting at Williams College in 1981, where he spent most of his career.

Saul Kassin is co-author of the textbook Social Psychology with Steven Fein and Hazel Rose Markus, now in its eleventh edition.

Saul Kassin is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, and the American Psychology-Law Society.

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Saul Kassin continues to teach, research, write, and lecture to judges, lawyers, law enforcement groups, psychologists, psychiatrists, and other high interest groups in the area of social psychology and the law.

Saul Kassin has appeared as a guest analyst on all major TV networks and many syndicated news shows.

Saul Kassin appears in a number of podcasts, such as APA's "Speaking of Psychology: False confessions aren't always what they seem", and documentaries such as the 2012 film by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon titled The Central Park Five.

Staunch critic of the Reid technique of interrogation, and in light of research showing that Miranda does not protect the innocent, Saul Kassin is a vocal advocate for the requirement that all interrogations be videotaped in their entirety—without exception.

Saul Kassin is best known for pioneering the scientific study of false confessions.

Saul Kassin has long advocated for the mandatory video recording of suspect interviews and interrogations—in their entirety and without exception.

Saul Kassin's work is cited all over the world, including by the US Supreme Court and the Supreme Courts of Canada and Israel.

Saul Kassin has worked on many high-profile cases and with the Innocence Project to use psychology to help prevent and correct wrongful convictions.

Saul Kassin has testified as an expert witness in state, federal, and military courts.

Saul Kassin was recently the subject of a feature article published in SCIENCE.