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September/October 2016 Investigator Tip: When Co-Offenders Are Being Interrogated Consider ìPlaying One Against the Otherî
Sep 08, 2016
"When two or more persons have collaborated in the commission of a criminal offense and are later apprehended for questioning, there is usually a nagging fear on the part of each participant...
Dr. Richard Leo report describes his view of false confession issues and police interrogation techniques
Aug 31, 2016
In a recent report in an alleged false confession case, Dr. Richard Leo describes his view of current law enforcement interrogation techniques and the various issues associated with false confessions. Dr. Leo’s...
Westlaw recognizes the Reid Technique
Aug 16, 2016
In their annual publication, Law of Confessions 2016, published by Thomson Reuters Westlaw, the authors include the following comments in their discussion of interrogation approaches: “Coercion can be psychological as well as...
The confession of Brendan Dassey (ìMaking a Murdererî) ruled to be involuntary
Aug 15, 2016
In Dassey v. Dittmann (August 2016) the US District Court, E.D. Wisconsin, ruled that Brendan Dassey’s confession was involuntary. Brendan Dassey’s confession to involvement in the murder of Teresa...