The Third Degree : The Triple Murder That Shook Washington and Changed American Criminal Justice by Scott D. Seligman2019 Independent Publisher Book Award Winner (Gold) in U.S. History If you've ever seen an episode of Law and Order, you can probably recite your Miranda rights by heart. But you likely don't know that these rights had their roots in the case of a young Chinese man accused of murdering three diplomats in Washington DC in 1919. A frantic search for clues and dogged interrogations by gumshoes erupted in sensational news and editorial coverage and intensified international pressure on the police to crack the case. Part murder mystery, part courtroom drama, and part landmark legal case, The Third Degree is the true story of a young man's abuse by the Washington police and an arduous, seven-year journey through the legal system that drew in Warren G. Harding, William Howard Taft, Oliver Wendell Holmes, John W. Davis, and J. Edgar Hoover. The ordeal culminated in a sweeping Supreme Court ruling penned by Justice Louis Brandeis that set the stage for the Miranda warning many years later. Scott D. Seligman argues that the importance of the case hinges not on the defendant's guilt or innocence but on the imperative that a system that presumes one is innocent until proven guilty provides protections against coerced confessions. Today, when the treatment of suspects between arrest and trial remains controversial, when bias against immigrants and minorities in law enforcement continues to deny them their rights, and when protecting individuals from compulsory self-incrimination is still an uphill battle, this century-old legal spellbinder is a cautionary tale that reminds us how we got where we are today and makes us wonder how far we have yet to go. Purchase the audio edition.
Investigative Interviewing: Psychology, method and practice by Eugene FerraroThere are few skills more important to the modern fact finder than the ability to obtain information through effective interviewing. While most interviewing books are intended for law enforcement, they often present harsh and accusatory techniques that can be counterproductive in private sector investigations.
Call Number: Skillsoft Books
ISBN: 9781466590878
Publication Date: 2014
You're Lying: Secrets From an Expert Military Interrogator to Spot the Lies and Get to the Truth by Lena SiscoThis book about interrogation topics, will teach you the skills to take control of a situation, detect deception, and reveal the truth. You will also learn an easy-to-follow five-step program on how to accurately detect verbal (both spoken and written) and non-verbal deceptive tells, how to conduct an effective line of questioning, and what to do after you identify the lies we all face every day.
Call Number: Skillsoft
ISBN: 9781601633620
Publication Date: 2015
Kids, Cops, and Confessions: Inside the Interrogation Room by Barry C. FeldIn Kids, Cops, and Confessions, Feld offers the first report of what actually happens when police question juveniles. Drawing on remarkable data, he analyzes interrogation tapes and transcripts, police reports, juvenile court filings and sentences, and probation and sentencing reports, describing in rich detail what actually happens in the interrogation room. Contrasting routine interrogation and false confessions enables police, lawyers, and judges to identify interrogations that require enhanced scrutiny, to adopt policies to protect citizens, and to assure reliability and integrity of the justice system.
Call Number: EBSCO eBook Collection
ISBN: 9780814727775
Publication Date: 2012
An Ethics of Interrogation by Michael SkerkerThe act of interrogation, and the debate over its use, pervades our culture, whether through fictionalized depictions in movies and television or discussions of real-life interrogations on the news. But despite daily mentions of the practice in the media, there is a lack of informed commentary on its moral implications.
Topics include: role of expert witness, new legislation, management of offenders, crime prevention, victimology, mental health and the law, & impact of the law on behavior.