Mistakes In Interrogation Case Study

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When a crime has been committed, the police and investigators are working together towards the crime being solved and making the criminal pay for their actions. Mistakes in interrogation can through the whole case you are building under the bus. Interrogation sessions between the investigators and the suspect vary in the process based on the suspect’s age. For an adult suspect, the individual who is being interrogated needs to be made aware of their rights prior to being asked any questions (Kelly, Miller & Redlich, 2016). The suspect needs to be advised that they do have the right to stay silent as and that if they do agree to discuss the situation with investigators and are eventually charged, anything they say during interrogation can

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