Compendium Shows More Jurisdictions Recording Custodial Interrogations

Few aspects of police work are more important than questioning arrested suspects in felony investigations. These interrogations occur every day in police and sheriff departments throughout the country. To a large extent, the criminal justice system depends upon the confidence prosecutors, jurors, judges, defense lawyers, the media, and the public have in the way these closed door sessions are conducted, and the accuracy of how the results are reported.