Interrogation

Custodial interrogation is a process that suspects go through when they have been detained in custody as the police have reasonable grounds to believe they are connected to an offence that has been committed. The aim of the police should be to retrieve the truth from the victim the main element of the truth being whether they committed the act and whether they intended to commit the act. This answer will discuss the process in hand and whether it allows the police to be able to obtain evidence…

Interrogation and Torture In the Roman civilization torture was used mostly as a means of entertainment in the form of gladiator fights, and throughout history torture has been used as punishment by the state the senate, the public, and even the church. In the 17th and 18th century torture had its fall and that was thought to be the end of the era of harsh physical torture. However Since 2001 there has been a rise in torture. Im sure everyone knows what an interrogation is. To some of you an…

Administration the reality is that the damage of the C.I.A. Detention and Interrogation Program is done. Hundreds have suffered under the program and the lasting psychological damage to many victims is severe and irreversible. Furthermore, the credibility of the C.I.A. to the American public and the U.S. government itself has been diminished because of their falsely reported information and excessive utilization of brutal interrogation tactics. Even today, the effects can be seen and the…

Kyle Duffy Dr. Conway Ethics and the Common Good 9/25/14 The Psychological Manipulation of Detainees in the Interrogation Setting The Practice The practice of psychological manipulation of detainees in the interrogation setting is a common one but not necessarily a simple one. The Oxford English Dictionary defines manipulation as, “The action or an act of managing or directing a person, etc., esp. in a skillful manner; the exercise of subtle, underhand, or devious influence or control over a…

know how serious heinous crimes are throughout the U.S.?! And how many people get away with it?! It’s hard to get an answer out of someone that may be responsible for the crime, so I feel as if torture should defiantly be considered as a tool of interrogation. It’s way easier for detectives to receive answers, reduces the chance of the person being found not guilty and committing the crime again and also makes it safer for kids to walk to and from school without being paranoid. This is a serious…

In the article, Kassin (2005) explicates on the interrogation process of accusers in crimes and the psychology behind innocent individuals who falsely “confess” to those crimes. Kassin also explains the results of multiple studies that test the accuracy of police investigators in the pre interrogation interview, the tendency of the accused to waive their Miranda rights, and the likelihood of detectives presuming the suspect’s guilt after the first two prior steps. With such cases such as the…

False Eyewitness Testimonies Gene Bibbins life forever changed when a thirteen-year-old girl, under the intense pressure of interrogation, unknowingly convicted him of a crime that he was not responsible for. False eyewitness testimonies can arise from the most innocent, knowingly honest and sincere statements. The issue of false eyewitness testimonies in the United States' justice system is one that can influence a person's life in a negative and in an overall degrading way. Though false…

how big of an effect the Act has of the reduction of false confessions, it has at the very least reduced the use of abusive tactics within the interrogation room. The argument is however, that these tactics have just been moved outside the interrogation room. I think it can also be argued that the Pace Act opened the door for videotaping of interrogations within this country. 2. 25% 3. Confessions save time by avoiding trials because confessions usually lead to guilty pleas. Also, if there…

I choose scenario two police interrogations and false confessions, as you see today on the news people who claim they were innocence at the time of the crime, but was made to say they were guilty were later set free. False confession is very much alive today, especially in the legal system in North America today , and there is a very long history of these type of wrongful declarations (Chapman, 2013). One of the first references to a false confession was recorded in 1660. a servant's name…

In the quest to find alleged suspects who seem to have blood on their hands, the First 48 uncovers the truths behind what goes on in many different aspects. It covers the area of investigation and what fundamental piece it plays. The series airs a documentary that focuses on two murder cases that take place in Tulsa, OK on the Northside and the second case in New Orleans, LA. In the second case named “The Third Man” a get together turns fatal when a man is found dead and the other badly beaten…