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How Police Interrogation Works | HowStuffWorks
Ever since beating and deprivation of food were outlawed as an interrogation strategy, we've been searching for new ways to oppress people who are in the custody of law enforcement. Taking a law abiding citizen into custody isn't illegal; suspects need not be guilty of a crime to undergo interrogation. What are some modern interrogation techniques that can be used to break down a suspect, in order to get them to snap if they are guilty of a crime, or if they simply have relevant information that they may not be willing to share? I think of an interrogation as a vice, it's intended to squeeze information out of an informant.
On a related note, I recently watched a video in which a police officer tased Patrick Mumford. Mr. Mumford was being questioned by the police, who thought that he bore a resemblance to someone for whom there was a warrant to be served. In the video you can clearly see that the officer at no point asked Mr. Mumford his name, though they claimed they asked three times when confronted by a neighbor, and then increased that claim to four times.
Ever since beating and deprivation of food were outlawed as an interrogation strategy, we've been searching for new ways to oppress people who are in the custody of law enforcement. Taking a law abiding citizen into custody isn't illegal; suspects need not be guilty of a crime to undergo interrogation. What are some modern interrogation techniques that can be used to break down a suspect, in order to get them to snap if they are guilty of a crime, or if they simply have relevant information that they may not be willing to share? I think of an interrogation as a vice, it's intended to squeeze information out of an informant.
On a related note, I recently watched a video in which a police officer tased Patrick Mumford. Mr. Mumford was being questioned by the police, who thought that he bore a resemblance to someone for whom there was a warrant to be served. In the video you can clearly see that the officer at no point asked Mr. Mumford his name, though they claimed they asked three times when confronted by a neighbor, and then increased that claim to four times.