Police Interrogation and American Justice /

Police Interrogation and American Justice / / Richard A. Leo.

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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...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 (Canada)
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Leo, Richard A.,
Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2009]
©2009
Year of Publication:2009
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (384 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • 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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