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Legal Updates for February 2008
Feb 11, 2008
We have reviewed 9 cases that relate to such issues as the interrogator referring to religion during the interrogation; misrepresenting evidence during the interrogation; ambiguous requests for an attorney; the value of...
Five Courts Reject the Testimony of Richard Leo and Richard Ofshe
Jan 01, 2008
In the case of People v.Wroten Dr. Richard Leo testified that the interrogators suggested to the defendant "that the offense was accidental, thereby minimizing the suspect's perception of the consequences...
Criminal social psychology research confirms the foundation of the Reid Nine Steps of Interrogation - theme development
Dec 01, 2007
In a recent article entitled Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice: How Neutralization Theory Can Inform Reid Interrogations of Identity Thieves, the authors point out that the foundation of the Reid...
Reid Institute Members - The new Canadian Column is available on the Members What's New page - it is entitled, "Obtaining a confession "no matter what" after right to silence invoked, may be acceptable."
Nov 17, 2007
R. v. Singh (2007)[1] S.C.C. - Right to Silence Part 2
By Gino Arcaro B.Sc., M Ed.
I. Summary
The bold strategy of obtaining a confession from a murder...