Enhanced interrogation techniques

Sigurdardottir & 2014). Issues with Interrogation Methods Many memory researchers have theorized that police interrogators use certain tactics that may lead individuals to recall crimes that never occurred, then leading to false confessions. Police interrogators often use certain memory retrieval techniques to allow individuals to confess to crimes that they did often did not commit. It has been found…

the wake of terrorist activity around the world and threats of violence at home, the interrogation of prisoners has become a controversial issue in both international and domestic politics. In interrogation procedures, interrogators have enlisted physicians to caring for prisoners and to assist extracting information. Yet, defining the role of physicians in these interrogations is controversial. In the interrogation process, physicians are confronted with competing loyalties of patriotism and…

that one forsakes everything about themselves, and takes on an identity cultivated by war. Within Huddle’s, “The Interrogation of Prisoner Bung”, the reader is able to see into each character’s psyche, and this ability allows the reader to distinguish what their truth was, and the truth that now remains. Mister. Hawkins, or The American as he is commonly referred to, detests the interrogation process because he does not truly like violence. “He wishes things were less complicated, and he dreads…

The art of detecting whether a person is being dishonest can be a difficult task. There are various deception indictors that people display when they are being untruthful. Some of the signs are easily identifiable while others need to be observe more closely. According to Dr. Brian D. Fitch, “All behavior—facial expressions, voice tone, posture, gaze, and proximity—can communicate important information.” Investigators can utilize deception indictors during investigative interviews to…

Interrogation can sometimes be the only way the police can solve a crime. Police have to use the tactics at the right time to have the suspect talk. Many times, the police start by getting to know the suspect. The interrogators learn about the suspect’s family, friends, job and hobbies. Anything the police think might be useful to get to the truth, they find out. The differences every person has are important to know. The uniqueness every person has is important to acknowledge. An interrogator…

Interrogations are set when law enforcement officers are trying to get a specific set of answers and or confessions from one or several suspects. There are several approached to how officers’ conduct these types of events. The approaches start with verbal communication, and the second step is the non-verbal communication aspect of this. To establish the rapport with the suspect’s officers must use these types of communication. The point is to be able to ask probing questions, listening closely,…

Suspect Interviewing and Interrogation A law enforcement officer should observe relevant legal guidelines when interrogating a suspect who voluntarily chooses to cooperate. Essentially, statements obtained in observance of these legal considerations are more likely to be deemed admissible in law courts than those resulting from unethical procedure. Similarly, an interrogator ought to choose effective questioning techniques that will lead to obtaining facts from a suspect (Department of Criminal…

voluntary confession and sentence recommendations. The Death Penalty Information Center had documented cases in which death row inmates were released due to new evidence and in many cases, the cause of wrongful convictions can be traced back to the interrogation phase in which false confessions are extracted. Many experts believe that the solution to suspects being coerced into wrongful confessions are videotaping confessions.…

From Elizabeth Bȧthory’s torturing young girls in the 14th century, to the CIA’s use of waterboarding to gain information out of terror suspects, torture has long been a method used to further the agendas of individuals and organizations alike. Despite public outcry that torture is ineffective and a major violation of basic human rights, the practice remains popular. Torturing people for information is ineffective due to the trauma it causes both the interrogator and the detainee, and because…

What I gathered from reading about this technique along with the false confession cases was that the detectives appear to be trained to enter an interrogation under the assumption that the person in question is guilty. The detective's job is to get a confession-- not actually question the subject and gather information. This technique is in absolute contrast to what directly follows in our court system: "everyone is innocent until proven guilty." If you've already essentially been "proven"…