Inside the Interrogation Room

Empirical review of actual police interrogation practices and criminal justice system outcomes suggests that decisions made regarding invoking Miranda protections and criminal confessions have a significant impact on conviction rates. Legal scholarship has paid little attention to police practices a...

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Published in:The journal of criminal law & criminology 1996, Vol.86 (2), p.266-303
Main Author: Leo, Richard A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Administration of criminal justice
Admission of guilt
Analysis
Counselling
Criminal justice, Administration of
Criminal Law
Criminal offenses
Criminals
Criminology
Guilt
Ideals
Interrogations
Interviewing
Miranda rights
Miranda rule
Miranda warnings
Observational research
Police
Police (interrogation)
Police questioning
Practice
Prior convictions
Questioning
Relationship
Social psychology
Sociology of law
Suspected offenders
U.S.A
United States
USA
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Summary:Empirical review of actual police interrogation practices and criminal justice system outcomes suggests that decisions made regarding invoking Miranda protections and criminal confessions have a significant impact on conviction rates. Legal scholarship has paid little attention to police practices and has focused on issues addressed at the appellate level. Different criminal justice experiences and choice of interrogation tactics influence conviction and sentencing. Police practices would not be considered coercive under case law, but invocation of Miranda rights clearly subjects suspects to different police treatment.
ISSN:0091-4169
2160-0325
DOI:10.2307/1144028