the interrogation of suspects is critical to any criminal investigation a
critical to any criminal investigation a
critical to any criminal investigation a suspect might lie or tell the truth they
suspect might lie or tell the truth they
suspect might lie or tell the truth they may be innocent or guilty interrogation
may be innocent or guilty interrogation
may be innocent or guilty interrogation is a high stakes game too much pressure
is a high stakes game too much pressure
is a high stakes game too much pressure and an innocent person might confess to
and an innocent person might confess to
and an innocent person might confess to a crime they didn’t commit most people
a crime they didn’t commit most people
a crime they didn’t commit most people like to think that there is no such
like to think that there is no such
like to think that there is no such thing as a false confession that some
thing as a false confession that some
thing as a false confession that some would never confess to the crime that
would never confess to the crime that
would never confess to the crime that didn’t commit they themselves believe
didn’t commit they themselves believe
didn’t commit they themselves believe that they never could be forced to
that they never could be forced to
that they never could be forced to confess to something they didn’t really
confess to something they didn’t really
confess to something they didn’t really do yet evidence shows under the right
do yet evidence shows under the right
do yet evidence shows under the right conditions people will make false
conditions people will make false
conditions people will make false confessions in January 1988 a 12
confessions in January 1988 a 12
confessions in January 1988 a 12 year-old girl Stephanie Crowe was killed
year-old girl Stephanie Crowe was killed
year-old girl Stephanie Crowe was killed in her own bedroom in the middle of the
in her own bedroom in the middle of the
in her own bedroom in the middle of the night her brother Michael Crowe was
night her brother Michael Crowe was
night her brother Michael Crowe was interrogated by the police they believed
interrogated by the police they believed
interrogated by the police they believed he had killed his sister
just act hot he was interrogated and
just act hot he was interrogated and eventually admitted to the crime okay
eventually admitted to the crime okay
eventually admitted to the crime okay let’s uh litter I meet her about I feel
let’s uh litter I meet her about I feel
let’s uh litter I meet her about I feel that way let me hear about all I knows
that way let me hear about all I knows
that way let me hear about all I knows it’s for sorry I can’t I’m building he
it’s for sorry I can’t I’m building he
it’s for sorry I can’t I’m building he was charged with Stephanie Crowes murder
was charged with Stephanie Crowes murder
was charged with Stephanie Crowes murder problem was the confession was false you
problem was the confession was false you
problem was the confession was false you say the last time you saw Josh so why
say the last time you saw Josh so why
say the last time you saw Josh so why would someone risk ruining the rest of
would someone risk ruining the rest of
would someone risk ruining the rest of their life by confessing to a crime they
their life by confessing to a crime they
their life by confessing to a crime they didn’t commit
didn’t commit
didn’t commit most people have the perception that a
most people have the perception that a
most people have the perception that a police interrogation is a highly intense
police interrogation is a highly intense
police interrogation is a highly intense very emotional confrontational type of
very emotional confrontational type of
very emotional confrontational type of interview but in fact the more
interview but in fact the more
interview but in fact the more productive interview is not of that form
productive interview is not of that form
productive interview is not of that form more often than not an interrogator
more often than not an interrogator
more often than not an interrogator who’s using the accusatory style is
who’s using the accusatory style is
who’s using the accusatory style is already developed a preconception before
already developed a preconception before
already developed a preconception before he comes from the interviewer and what
he comes from the interviewer and what
he comes from the interviewer and what he does is uses that narrow vision and
he does is uses that narrow vision and
he does is uses that narrow vision and begins to attack your subject there has
begins to attack your subject there has
begins to attack your subject there has to be an extra
to be an extra
to be an extra are you the interrogation of Michael
are you the interrogation of Michael
are you the interrogation of Michael crow was highly coercive
crow was highly coercive
crow was highly coercive and confrontational tell us for him keep
and confrontational tell us for him keep
and confrontational tell us for him keep asking questions I can’t answer what do
asking questions I can’t answer what do
asking questions I can’t answer what do you know
you know
you know Michael crows 14 years old and he’s
Michael crows 14 years old and he’s
Michael crows 14 years old and he’s recently learned that his sister who he
recently learned that his sister who he
recently learned that his sister who he loves Jarrell is dead I haven’t liked
loves Jarrell is dead I haven’t liked
loves Jarrell is dead I haven’t liked you he’s told him repeatedly he didn’t
you he’s told him repeatedly he didn’t
you he’s told him repeatedly he didn’t do this
do this
do this they keep accusing him they’ve been in
they keep accusing him they’ve been in
they keep accusing him they’ve been in this room with him for many hours the
this room with him for many hours the
this room with him for many hours the detective tells crow he has a choice of
detective tells crow he has a choice of
detective tells crow he has a choice of two paths if he doesn’t confess he’ll be
two paths if he doesn’t confess he’ll be
two paths if he doesn’t confess he’ll be punished in an adult prison if he does
punished in an adult prison if he does
punished in an adult prison if he does confess he will get help this is a lie
confess he will get help this is a lie
confess he will get help this is a lie there’s two paths to travel there’s the
there’s two paths to travel there’s the
there’s two paths to travel there’s the path of punishment or there’s the path
path of punishment or there’s the path
path of punishment or there’s the path that says hey I’m sorry for what I did
that says hey I’m sorry for what I did
that says hey I’m sorry for what I did there’s the path toward rehabilitation
there’s the path toward rehabilitation
there’s the path toward rehabilitation if he makes the confession they’re
if he makes the confession they’re
if he makes the confession they’re looking for that he killed his sister we
looking for that he killed his sister we
looking for that he killed his sister we need to go down a path where we’re going
need to go down a path where we’re going
need to go down a path where we’re going to help you work this problem out and
to help you work this problem out and
to help you work this problem out and his repentance will mean that he’s not
his repentance will mean that he’s not
his repentance will mean that he’s not criminally charged or punished if he
criminally charged or punished if he
criminally charged or punished if he doesn’t that he will go to a hardcore
doesn’t that he will go to a hardcore
doesn’t that he will go to a hardcore juvenile prison this two paths lie is an
juvenile prison this two paths lie is an
juvenile prison this two paths lie is an attempt to force Crowe into confessing
attempt to force Crowe into confessing
attempt to force Crowe into confessing to the murder of his sister lies used in
to the murder of his sister lies used in
to the murder of his sister lies used in this highly coercive manner increased
this highly coercive manner increased
this highly coercive manner increased the risk of a suspect making a false
the risk of a suspect making a false
the risk of a suspect making a false confession
confession
confession another common tactic used in coercive
another common tactic used in coercive
another common tactic used in coercive interrogations is a sustained attack on
interrogations is a sustained attack on
interrogations is a sustained attack on a suspects memory
a suspects memory
a suspects memory remember what I did I tried to turn you
remember what I did I tried to turn you
remember what I did I tried to turn you you say I did it he’s trying to tell
you say I did it he’s trying to tell
you say I did it he’s trying to tell them he has no memory but they beaten
them he has no memory but they beaten
them he has no memory but they beaten him down he’s crying they’re accusing
him down he’s crying they’re accusing
him down he’s crying they’re accusing him of selective memory I don’t know
him of selective memory I don’t know
him of selective memory I don’t know and they’re just coming back at him
and they’re just coming back at him
and they’re just coming back at him relentlessly I can’t remember means I
relentlessly I can’t remember means I
relentlessly I can’t remember means I can’t remember I can’t remember
can’t remember I can’t remember
can’t remember I can’t remember selectively is a little bit different
selectively is a little bit different
selectively is a little bit different and here they’re trying to explain to
and here they’re trying to explain to
and here they’re trying to explain to him how he could have done this in the
him how he could have done this in the
him how he could have done this in the absence of having any memory cuz he
absence of having any memory cuz he
absence of having any memory cuz he keeps saying I didn’t do it I don’t have
keeps saying I didn’t do it I don’t have
keeps saying I didn’t do it I don’t have any memory of this angry to park to
any memory of this angry to park to
any memory of this angry to park to Michael there’s a good Michael and
Michael there’s a good Michael and
Michael there’s a good Michael and there’s a bad Michael and the good
there’s a bad Michael and the good
there’s a bad Michael and the good Michael would never hurt or kill his
Michael would never hurt or kill his
Michael would never hurt or kill his sister the bad Michael did it out of
sister the bad Michael did it out of
sister the bad Michael did it out of conscious awareness you’re right if I
conscious awareness you’re right if I
conscious awareness you’re right if I got this but it finds me good Michael
got this but it finds me good Michael
got this but it finds me good Michael right now the other if he says remember
right now the other if he says remember
right now the other if he says remember what’s really going on though here is
what’s really going on though here is
what’s really going on though here is that this is nothing short of child
that this is nothing short of child
that this is nothing short of child abuse oh and he’s having a breakdown
abuse oh and he’s having a breakdown
abuse oh and he’s having a breakdown he’s crying
he’s crying
he’s crying he is psychologically tortured this is a
he is psychologically tortured this is a
he is psychologically tortured this is a painful scene to watch this is an
painful scene to watch this is an
painful scene to watch this is an egregious interrogation absolutely awful
egregious interrogation absolutely awful
egregious interrogation absolutely awful interrogation
interrogation
interrogation the detectives highly coercive methods
the detectives highly coercive methods
the detectives highly coercive methods used during a 10-hour interrogation
used during a 10-hour interrogation
used during a 10-hour interrogation finally we’re crowed down he confesses
finally we’re crowed down he confesses
finally we’re crowed down he confesses to a crime he didn’t commit
fortunately for Michael crow evidence
fortunately for Michael crow evidence was found that exonerated him for the
was found that exonerated him for the
was found that exonerated him for the murder of his sister
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