criminal procedure

criminal procedure

Please respond to all the questions below contained in number 1 & 2. Your total initial response should contain at least 500 words. In other words, it is not a 500 word requirement per question. 

1. Discuss the difference between police pressure and police coercion in the interrogation setting. What is the balance law enforcement is trying to achieve with the attitude that pressure is permissible – short of coercion?

2. Identify television shows and movies that present police pressure tactics and discuss the legality of those tactics. Should police be permitted to use trickery and deception during the interrogation process?

All citations must be in Blue book format.

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Both police pressure and police coercion can trace their roots to the Miranda Rights. The Miranda rights are what normally guides the police as they are in the field and they must make the victim aware of them before the arrest. They include the following; “you have the right to remain silent, anything you say can and will be used against you in the court of law if you cannot …
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