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Principles of Effective Interviewing - the Mendez Principles
Dec 05, 2022
The United Nations undertook an effort to develop a set of “Principles on Effective Interviewing” to do away with torture, abuse, etc. Juan M. Mendez was the lead author of their work...
It is important to avoid making any accusations during the interview
Nov 28, 2022
In a recent article by Dr. Laure Brimbal (School of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Texas State University) and Lieutenant Shawn Hill ((Santa Barbara, CA Police Department) they re-affirm some of the...
Interrgoation and Confession Judicial Decisions Organized by Subject Matter
Nov 03, 2022
For many years we have published on our website and through our newsletters legal updates of court decisions which address relevant interview and interrogation issues. The November/December Investigator Tip has listed and...
What Constitutes "Custody" and Related Miranda Issues
Nov 02, 2022
Miranda: What Constitutes “Custody”; Effect of Patting Down a Suspect; Factors for Determining Miranda Custody; Body Camera Footage; Effect of Frisking the Arrestee and Informing Him He Is Under Arrest; Effect of...