This volume, a sequel to The Psychology of Interrogations, Confessions and Testimony which is widely acclaimed by both scientists and practitioners, brings the field completely up-to-date and focuses in particular on aspects of vulnerability, confabulation and false confessions. The is an unrivalled integration of scientific knowledge of the psychological processes and research relating to interrogation, with the practical investigative and legal issues that bear upon obtaining, and using in court, evidence from interrogations of suspects. * Accessible style which will appeal to academics, students and practitioners * Authoritative integration of theory, research, practical implications and vivid case illustration * Coverage of topical issues like confabulation, false memory, and false confessions Part of the Wiley Series in The Psychology of Crime, Policing and Law

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The book presents a discourse analysis of police interrogations involving U.S. Hispanic suspects accused of crimes. The study is unique in that it concentrates on interrogations involving suspects whose first language is not English and police officers who have a rudimentary knowledge of Spanish. It examines the pitfalls of using police officers as interpreters at custodial interrogations. Using an interactional sociolinguistic discourse analytical approach, the book offers a microlinguistic examination of interrogations involving persons accused of murder, child molestation, and kidnapping. Communication difficulties are shown to arise from suspects' limited proficiency in English and police officers' equally limited proficiency in Spanish, coupled with the unwillingness of these officers to remain in interpreter footing. The volume demonstrates how pidginization and asymmetrical communicative accommodation can emerge in such situations of highly unequal power relations. It also demonstrates how cultural factors such as acquiescence to interlocutors of greater authority and higher socioeconomic status can lead persons of certain Latin American backgrounds to engage in "gratuitous concurrence", answering "yes" to police questions even when it is clear that that these yes-tokens are not truly affirmative responses to those questions. In addition, the book provides evidence of the kinds of abuse that can result from police interrogations that are not electronically recorded. Coerced Confessions reviews appellate cases involving police interpreters spanning a thirty-four-year period, and concludes that the Miranda rights are placed in jeopardy when a police officer is assigned the role of interpreter at a custodial interrogation.

An ebook about law relating to Bail in India. It helps to determine how to get out of prison or jail quickly by explaining all aspects of this branch of Criminal Law. Law relating arrest, bail and personal liberty in India is governed by various legislations as also a number of precedents. As regards legislations, it is governed by Criminal Procedure Code, 1973. Offences governed by Indian Penal Code 1860 besides other specialised laws e.g. Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Benami Property Act or Customs Act, 1962 etc. Apart from above legislations, there are numerous directions, guidelines and cautions by Supreme Court to protect the personal liberty, human rights and human dignity under article 21 of the Constitution of India. Crime investigation is the domain of police but in case of economic or other classes of crimes some other departments are also authorised to investigate. More importantly the matters of national security are investigated by National Investigation Agency or NIA for short. But all these agencies are bound by same laws barring few exceptions. This book is an attempt to assimilate basic knowledge about Arrest, Bail and personal liberty in India from all the sources so as to assist iin criminal proceedings More details about arrangement of chapters is given in Introduction. The chapters are arranged in the same manner as the criminal prosecution proceeds. It is a step by step guide for a first time offender, a beginner in law practice or even law student. For the experienced it is a quick reference book to look up to those Judicial Legislations, which changed the course of criminal law from time to time. Most of the paragraphs are succeeded by the relevant judgement citation in blue colour, which supports the view expressed before or from which the extract has been quoted. The foot notes confuse some readers in an ebook therefore this method has been used in place of foot notes. Of course most of the cited judgements carry a live link. Which means you can click on the citation and the whole judgement shall open up in a browser, instantly. It is a thoroughly revised edition of 2020. The Chapter 1 is about Crime and Offence and it’s legal classification into Cognizable or Non-cognizable offences and bailable or non-bailable offences. The Chapter 2 is about Police and powers of Government over the Police in crime investigation. The Chapter 3 is about First Information Report or FIR which is foundation for grant of bail. The Chapter 4 is about Arrest and its procedure as also about the personal liberty and human rights of an accused. The Chapter 5 is about Custodial Interrogation, it’s procedure and duty to avoid violence in custody. The Chapter 6 is about Admission, Confession and Discovery of facts made by accused in custody. The Chapter 7 is about Power to grant bail and it’s considerations. The Chapter 8 is about grant of pre-arrest or Anticipatory Bail to an accused. The Chapter 9 is about determination of Competent Court to approach for grant of bail to an accused. The Chapter 10 is about procedure for hearing and grant of bail to an accused. The Chapter 11 is about Bail bond, Surety and Personal Bond one of which is always a condition precedent for grant of bail. The Chapter 12 deals about Cancellation of the bail granted to an accused.

Presents "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices," which are presented annually by the U.S. Department of State to the U.S. Congress. Explains that the reports cover individual, civil, political, and worker rights.

Winner of the Saltire Society First Book Award 2016 An Economist Book of the Year 2016 A Spectator Book of the Year 2016 In 2011, Isabel Buchanan, a twenty-three-year-old Scottish lawyer, moved to Pakistan to work in a new legal chambers in Lahore. The chambers was run by a determined thirty-three-year-old Pakistani lawyer, Sarah Belal, who had finally found her calling in defending inmates on Pakistan’s death row. Belal and Buchanan struck up an unlikely friendship, forged through working in a system that was instinctively hostile to newcomers – and doubly so if they were female. At Sarah’s side, and with the help of Nasar, the firm’s legendary clerk, Buchanan plunged into the strange and complex world of Pakistan’s justice system. The work was arduous, underfunded, and dangerous. But for a young Scottish lawyer like Buchanan it was an unparalleled education, offering a window onto a much-misunderstood country and culture. Filled with beautifully drawn characters, she creates a narrative brimming with ideas and bursting with humanity. It is a story of Pakistan, but it is also a universal story of the pursuit of justice in an uncertain world.