Comments on: Videotaped interrogations gets pilot program http://apublicdefender.com/2007/04/21/videotaped-interrogations-gets-pilot-program/ Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:02:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: CT's failed EyeID reform bill | a public defender http://apublicdefender.com/2007/04/21/videotaped-interrogations-gets-pilot-program/comment-page-1/#comment-2048 CT's failed EyeID reform bill | a public defender Fri, 15 Jun 2007 23:00:17 +0000 http://apublicdefender.com/2007/04/21/videotaped-interrogations-gets-pilot-program/#comment-2048 [...] good news, as I previously reported, is that the legislature did approve funding for a pilot project for the next two years. Whether [...] [...] good news, as I previously reported, is that the legislature did approve funding for a pilot project for the next two years. Whether [...]

]]> By: Gideon http://apublicdefender.com/2007/04/21/videotaped-interrogations-gets-pilot-program/comment-page-1/#comment-580 Gideon Sun, 22 Apr 2007 11:48:57 +0000 http://apublicdefender.com/2007/04/21/videotaped-interrogations-gets-pilot-program/#comment-580 Karoli, this is a measure that has been proposed before, but didn't get funding. It has been getting more favor across the country because of the rash of exonerations and false confessions. In particular, I remember a MN study where there was initial resistance from law enforcement, but after a few years (maybe more) of its implementation, they swore by it. You can't go wrong with this if your true goal is "the truth". Thankfully there are no provisions that require a supervisor's permission - as with the feds. Karoli, this is a measure that has been proposed before, but didn’t get funding. It has been getting more favor across the country because of the rash of exonerations and false confessions. In particular, I remember a MN study where there was initial resistance from law enforcement, but after a few years (maybe more) of its implementation, they swore by it.

You can’t go wrong with this if your true goal is “the truth”.

Thankfully there are no provisions that require a supervisor’s permission - as with the feds.

]]> By: Karoli http://apublicdefender.com/2007/04/21/videotaped-interrogations-gets-pilot-program/comment-page-1/#comment-577 Karoli Sun, 22 Apr 2007 06:37:53 +0000 http://apublicdefender.com/2007/04/21/videotaped-interrogations-gets-pilot-program/#comment-577 Gideon, this is interesting to me, in light of the Attorney General's office use of one USA's push to record interrogations as grounds for his termination. Seems the FBI didn't cotton to the idea of having their interrogations recorded. :) Gideon, this is interesting to me, in light of the Attorney General’s office use of one USA’s push to record interrogations as grounds for his termination. Seems the FBI didn’t cotton to the idea of having their interrogations recorded. :)

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