Getting a Written Statement

For this assignment, you will write a report about the best strategies for having a suspect write a statement after an interview or interrogation has been completed.

Tasks:

Use your readings, the online library resources, and other scholarly resources to gather a list of strategies.

Create a 2- to 3-page report addressing the following:

  • On the basis of your research, discuss whether videotaping or recording is applicable to most interview or interrogation situations in which a written statement would be needed from a potential suspect.
  • Describe an example of potential pitfalls that interrogators face when attempting to have suspects make a statement.