Gino Arcaro

True Confessions Gino Arcaro

Using Leon Festinger?s theories of cognitive dissonance, Gino Arcaro relates a simple fact often minimalized by truth-seekers, but in reality the key to obtaining a confession: ?Everyone has a conscience. No exceptions. If you?re alive, you have a conscience. The myth of ?no conscience? actually means weak or dysfunctional conscience.? He further explains that a strong conscience is an interviewer?s best partner because it activates the compulsion to confess. ?You can?t hide from inner demons; they have to be released. The power of a strong conscience has limitless lifting capacity. Appealing to the conscience means make the conscience functional and work. Triple meaning: make it work out, make it work right, and make it do all the work.? Arcaro, a former police detective, combines his practical experience with solid studies on the human condition, producing an easily understood manual for anyone whose job it is to get the truth. A simple application of Arcaro?s strategies is in the Human Resources field, specifically during the job interview process. Law enforcement interviewers will also see True Confessions as a valuable tool ? one that gives them a window into the psyche of a suspect under interrogation.