Illegal Interrogation Of Amanda Knox Analysis

Reporting on the case resulted in inaccurate facts and in majority failed to state Ms.Liebeck’s legal stance of pressing charges. Majority of newspapers, as well as news reporters failed

They all arrived at the station around 2:30PM. It took time to get the proper translators for the witnesses. During their wait, the other girls noticed that Amanda was not acting like them. She was full of energy and was talking non-stop about the case. They noticed that Knox was affectionate toward Sollecito, which they felt was odd considering the whole situation. The girls became mad at Knox and distanced themselves from her. Knox jotted in her green notebook about the day. She at one time wrote, “I could kill for a pizza”, (Dempsey, 85). This would later be misconstrued. The media would use that line literally as if she would truly “kill” someone for food. They did not release Knox and Sollecito until around 5:30AM and they were ordered to come back at 11:00AM. They went to Sollecito’s home and slept. They would be interviewed multiple times over the next few days. (Dempsey, 2010)

Hey, Melinda did you know “Deception can occur in any or all three stages of the detecting process during the investigation, interrogation, and court testimony” (Ciske, 2009). Criminals have every reason to expect that law enforcement officers are going to use deception against them, just as well as they lie to escape accusation. The law enforcement officers in this situation must take into account what sorts of methods are permissible and what the costs are. However, law enforcement officers have to take into account a confession is a substantial piece of evidence that can be presented in court. If the police have to lie to get a confession, it’s still up to the judge to determine if the suspect confession seems voluntary. People may disagree with police tactics during interrogation; however, police are not trained psychologist their deception during interrogating of a suspect has solved numerous of crimes. Therefore, law enforcement interrogations are videotaped inside the interrogation room to create an objective record of police questioning to which all interested and potentially interested parties may appeal, suspects, prosecutors, defense attorneys, and juries. (Wakefield & Underwager, 2014)

Many of today’s interrogation models being utilized in police investigations have an impact on false confessions. The model that has been in the public eye recently is the social psychological process model of interrogation known as the “The Reid Technique.” There are two alternatives used by the police today to replace the Reid Technique, one is the PEACE Model and the other is Cognitive Interviewing. These methods are not interrogation techniques like Reid but interview processes.

Civil law is predicated upon the original Roman Law code wherein the person was presumed guilty until proven innocent. Countries such as Italy practice this code of law and the most recent case that symbolizes this type of law is the Amanda Knox case. Knox was interrogated for over 24 hours without a lawyer and presumed guilty until proven innocent, which runs contrary to the common law practiced in America. This is why the case caused outrage in America, which didn't understand the civil law practiced in Italy and how a suspect can be deemed guilty until proven innocent, which dictates that the defendant can be incarcerated until the person goes to trial.

Due to the interview taking place after hours and the case not being assigned until the following day, I was unable to be present at the time of the interview. However, I have since observed a copy of that interview. The following is a summary of the forensic interview conducted that night by Megan Merrill with Deja Jones. This is a summary, not an exact transcript.

Police interrogate suspects on a daily basis, but how can they tell if the confession is real? We have all heard, at one time or another of someone confessing to a crime they didn’t commit. Then your next thought is “I would never confess to something I didn’t do”. The only way you can be a 100% sure of that is if you have been through an interrogation before. This paper is going to define “confession” and tell how an innocent person will confesses to a crime they didn’t commit. This paper will also show the history of interrogations.

The most known is the Reid Technique, which is the one we see in murder and crime shows. In the article "How Police Interrogate Murder Suspects." The article describes the Reid Technique as “an accusatory method that relies on signals like anxious body language to assess lying.” (The Guardian). The Reid technique is most common in tv dramas. It portrays suspects being interrogated in a dark room and accused of the crime, while the investigators reveal all the evidence and throw different questions every five seconds. While this technique may work for our favorite t.v. cops, in the real world some are unsure of the effects. Saul Kassin, a professor of psychology has his doubts about the Reid method and argues that, “...the Reid technique can increase the risk of false confessions, especially among young suspects or those with mental health issues.” (The Guardian). While this could be proven to be true, Mr. Kassin doesn’t have to worry. Investigators apply the method most effective for each individual case. One new technique, proven to make the suspects share more information, is called the HIG. Robert Kolker, an investigative journalist says, “...it barely feels like an oppositional interrogation at all. You're there to talk very, very little and to listen a lot and hopefully get the person to say so much that they end up contradicting verifiable information from other means.” (McEvers). The HIG method of interrogation basically focuses on the suspect talking and the interrogator asking few, but guided questions and letting the suspect ramble on, hopefully providing information vital to the case. In the interview between McEvers and Kolker, McEvers and Kolker also talk about how in big, natural lit rooms with carpet the suspects tend to share more. Studies also show if the suspect has a warm drink in their hand they are more likely to have a positive opinion of

Even though the police did not charge Miranda with anything he remained calm and showed no signs of guilt. Later when they arrived at the police station they brought him to a room they called the “sweat room”. This is the room where the police officers try to make the suspect anxious and nervous. While in the sweat room the officers asked about another robbery in which Miranda fit the description, as well as the rape of Jane Doe. He denied have a part in either crime. Usually in sweat rooms cops tried whatever methods they could usually by playing “good cop, bad cop”. But with this case the officers didn’t let Miranda know what they already knew. Miranda was put into a lineup and identified by Jane Doe and BB RR the victim Miranda’s first crime, a robbery. When the officers brought Miranda back into the sweat room he asked how he did. Officer CC responded, “Not too good, Ernie”. Jane Doe and BB RR asked to hear his voice to confirm it was actually Miranda. They both positively identified Ernesto Miranda as their attackers. Miranda was then put under arrest and charged for the kidnapping and rape of Jane Doe and robbery of Barbara Roe. Under the United States Constitution every American has certain rights. This following statement is described in the 5th amendment of the constitution. Which include not being able to incriminate themselves or provide evidence that can possibly lead

The way Edward said all this made him look innocent. The look on his face was distressed and he was uncomfortable. There were other interviews with Edwards fellow inmates. These interviews made them look gentle, thoughtful, intelligent people who believed in Edward’s innocence. Not one interview was with a person that claimed Edward was guilty except the superintendent. This interview was quite short. It took place in a car, so it was noisy which prevented it from having the atmosphere Edward’s interview had. Pictures of Edward made him out to be a kind, loving person who certainly did not deserve to die. The camera showed him playing chess, which indicated he was intelligent. They showed him playing basketball, which indicated he was fit and sporty. And they showed Edward with his family, which indicated he was a loving man who was devoted to his family.

Amanda Knox was an American girl from Seattle, Washington whom had went to Perugia, Italy to study abroad for a year. Among her inquiry there she meant three girls whom she roomed with one in which was Meredith Kercher. She also established a relationship with a guy she meant at a theatrical performance; his name was Robert Sollecito. On the night of Halloween all roommates had gone out to celebrate the afterlife, for it is a big holiday in the Italian culture. All roommates, except for Meredith Kercher had planned on spending the night away from their cottage with their significant others. On the night of Halloween the cottage had been broken into and Meredith had been killed. She was found on November 1, 2007 when Knox had

This semester I have become increasingly addicted to Law & Order: SVU, with my most recent binge lasting longer than I'd like to admit. Despite the "the following stories are fictional" titular phrase shown at the beginning of each episode, the show often uses real events (romanticizing and glamorizing them, of course) as inspiration for storylines. After reading "Under Suspicion," I was reminded of a specific episode of SVU that related strongly to the ideas presented in the article as well as the textbook. While the readings discuss more about the methods (and subsequent errors) of eyewitness testimonies, I would like to continue this discussion by looking at the detrimental effects that wrongful conviction can have on people. In the aforementioned

F.Tennyson Jesse (ed.), Trial of Madeleine Smith [Call number is Law Q60 SM12] [contains a transcript of a selection of Madeleine Smith’s letters] – Extract, pp 305-337 of Correspondence.

Almost everyone who has seen a cop television show or movie has heard the saying “You have the right to remain silent”. In America, people are raised to believe that the justice system never fails, and that no matter what happens justice will always prevail, though for some people this safety net has failed them. Since the late 1980s six studies have documented 250 interrogation-induced false confessions. Police-induced false confessions are the result of multistep process and sequence of influence, persuasion, and compliance. Imagine that a solider of the U.S. military is brought in for questioning, kept locked up for sixteen hours in an interrogation room, constantly threatened with the death penalty if they did not confess to the crime, and the whole time left without representation. In 1997 this was the case for four individuals from Norfolk, Virginia held without representation and forced to give false confessions.

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