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The NYPD will soon begin taping post-arrest murder and sexual assault interrogations in full, rather than just the confession phase. We’ve blogged before about the departments efforts to adequately address the difficult question of “who guards the guardians?” and this looks to be an important move in that direction. From Commissioner Ray Kelly’s announcement:
One holdup had been a concern that juries viewing videotapes might be alarmed by aggressive but legal interrogation techniques but the NYPD feels that judges will be able to direct juries to prevent bias. That said, some would like the department to go even further:
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