Good Day For Justice: DOJ Reverses Ban On Recording Of Post-Arrest Interrogations
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For more than a century, the United States Department of Justice has barred electronic recording of post-arrest interrogations. Under the old policy, when a defendant was arrested by the FBI, DEA, ATF or U.S. Marshal Service, an agent would take handwritten notes during the course of the interview. Those notes would later be collected into a formal report and the original notes would be destroyed. This system prevented the judge or jury from directly observing the process by which a confession was obtained.
Good Day For Justice: DOJ Reverses Ban On Recording Of Post-Arrest Interrogations
Good Day For Justice: DOJ Reverses Ban On…
Good Day For Justice: DOJ Reverses Ban On Recording Of Post-Arrest Interrogations
For more than a century, the United States Department of Justice has barred electronic recording of post-arrest interrogations. Under the old policy, when a defendant was arrested by the FBI, DEA, ATF or U.S. Marshal Service, an agent would take handwritten notes during the course of the interview. Those notes would later be collected into a formal report and the original notes would be destroyed. This system prevented the judge or jury from directly observing the process by which a confession was obtained.