Interrogation Case Study

Interrogations have guilt-presumptive, and hence the result is subject to biases due to behavioral and cognitive factors. The interviewers proceed from interviews to interrogations with only the objective of persuading the suspects to tell the truth. However, the suspects have the right to remain silent and seek counsel and are protected from harsh interrogations. The US Supreme Court requires the law enforcement officers to inform defendents their constitutional rights of remaining silent and seek an attorney if they want. The suspects should be interrogated only after they have knowingly and voluntarily waived their Miranda rights.

To begin the interrogation process, the interrogators should isolate the suspect in a soundproofed room. Interrogation

For instance, considering the case of Florida v. Cayward, the police manufactured laboratory reports to obtain a confession from the suspect (Cain, 2015). The Florida Second District Court of Appeal dismissed the case because the police infringed the rights of the suspect to obtain the confession. During the ruling, the jury reached the decision by taking into consideration the confidence entrusted by citizens to the police. The law enforcement agencies should demonstrate a high level of professionalism when performing their duties. The jury acknowledged the role of confessions in the criminal justice systems as it speeds up the process of conviction. However, the jury noted that the interrogators might be tempted to use illegal means to have the suspect confess to committing the crime. The public is on alert to observe any unlawful behavior by the law enforcement officers. Engaging in illegal deception tactics harms the respect that the citizens have on the criminal justice system (Cain,

One of the components of Reid approach is training the interrogators to establish whether a suspect is lying or telling the truth by evaluating the nonverbal and verbal behavior during the interview. Many people question the effectiveness of interrogation training in assisting to discern truth from suspects. According Professor Richard Leo, people are poor in drawing accurate judgments of deception and truth (Leo, 2013). The behavior prompts used police are not diagnostic of deception, the investigators cannot differentiate false from truth denials of guilt, and yet they maintain they draw accurate