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Leo, Richard A.

Police Interrogation and American Justice / Richard A. Leo. - 1 online resource (384 p.)

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1. Police Interrogation and the American Adversary System -- CHAPTER 2. The Third Degree -- CHAPTER 3. Professionalizing Police Interrogation -- CHAPTER 4. The Structure and Psychology of American Police Interrogation -- CHAPTER 5. Constructing Culpability -- CHAPTER 6. False Confessions -- CHAPTER 7. Miscarriages of Justice -- CHAPTER 8. Policy Directions -- Conclusion -- NOTES REFERENCES INDEX -- Notes -- References -- Index

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Read him his rights. We all recognize this line from cop dramas. But what happens afterward? In this book, Leo sheds light on a little-known corner of our criminal justice system--the police interrogation. An important study of the criminal justice system, this book provides interesting answers and raises some unsettling questions.




Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.


In English.

ISBN: 9780674026483 9780674033702

Standard No.: 10.4159/9780674033702 doi

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Criminal investigation--United States.
Interviewing in law enforcement--United States.
Police questioning--United States.
LAW / Criminal Procedure.

LC Class. No.: HV8073.3 / .L46 2008eb

Dewey Class. No.: 363.25/40973