Deception in Police Investigation Deception Term Paper

He quotes the claims that they customarily begin with the demand "If you know what's good for you, you'll confess," and cites various experts in criminal law enforcement who state that police "con" and "bull*****" their suspects, that they use coercion, deception and are not willing to change. He counters this last assertion by claiming that historically, American police have made radical changes in their tactics and must certainly make changes in their questioning techniques. He states that the history of police over the last 100 years is a history of radical change, and that they can continue to better their methods.

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