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Interrogation
Interrogation or Questioning is interviewing as employed by officers of the Police, Military, and Inquisition.
The interviewed is also referred to as a "source".
Interviewing is not necessarily to force a confession, but rather to develop sufficient rapport as to prompt the source to disclose valuable information.
U.S. Supreme Court rules that a two-year break in interrogation nullifies 5th. Amendment Demand to Remain Silent made two years prior to current interrogation
Feb. 2010
The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 9-0 in Maryland v. Shatzer that the Edwards v. Arizona [opinion text] prohibition against interrogation of a suspect who has invoked the Fifth Amendment right to counsel does not require suppression of statements if, after the suspect asks for counsel, there is a break of more than [...
More Interrogation Tapes
Ali al-MarriThe New York Times reports:The Defense Department is conducting an extensive review of the videotaping of interrogations at military facilities from Iraq to Guant&aacut
"The Principals" of Interrogation
This is a link to a my World News story last night that I've spent the last five months reporting. It's about what sources said was the role of some of the President's most senior and influential advisers--Principals of the...
The Politics of Interrogation
A strong statement by Sen. Lindsey Graham in this morning's Armed Services Committee that sheds some light on how Republicans are going to approach controversial interrogation policies and terrorism issues in the months to come--as Democrats kick off a series...
Why Listen to Me about Interrogation?
I've stayed out of the fray on this for as long as possible, but with the release of the memos from the Office of Legal Counsel, I juat have to include my opinion...
Recording a Police Interrogation
NEW YORK (AP) -- A teenage suspect who secretly recorded his interrogation on an MP3 player has landed a veteran detective in the middle of perjury charges, authorities said Thursday...
















