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Police interrogation and American justice /

From the Publisher: "Read him his rights." We all recognize this line from cop dramas. But what happens afterward? In this book, Richard Leo sheds light on a little-known corner of our criminal justice system-the police interrogation. Incriminating statements are necessary to solve crimes,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Leo, Richard A., 1963-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2008.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1: Police interrogation and the American adversary system
  • 2: Third degree
  • 3: Professionalizing police interrogation
  • 4: Structure and psychology of American police interrogation
  • 5: Constructing culpability
  • 6: False confessions
  • 7: Miscarriages of justice
  • 8: Policy directions
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index.