RT Article
T1 Beyond Police Compliance With Electronic Recording of Interrogation Legislation: Toward Error Reduction:
JF Criminal justice policy review
VO 30
IS 4
SP 627
OP 655
A1 Zalman, Marvin
A1 Rubino, Laura L.
A1 Smith, Brad
A2 Rubino, Laura L.
A2 Smith, Brad
LA English
YR 2019
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1726768511
AB Video recording police interrogations is a widespread reform designed to reduce false confessions. An exploratory survey of Michigan police departments following the adoption of a video recording law indicates that the policy is uniformly followed. A significant number of agencies go beyond the law’s requirements by video recording in the investigation of all crimes and not only major felonies. Most recording captures both the interrogator and suspect. Prior to passage, half of the agencies supported the law and half were neutral. The law stimulated a quarter of the agencies to video record interrogations. A literature review and policy analysis suggests that video recording is a necessary but not a sufficient reform to reduce false confessions and wrongful convictions. Progress toward less confrontational investigative interviewing, used in several European countries and gaining a foothold in the United States, is recommended.
K1 Interrogation
K1 Video recording
K1 False confessions
K1 Innocence policies
DO 10.1177/0887403417718241