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interrogation  

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  • Interrogation is an essential investigative activity in all police work, yet it has always been a controversial one in many democratic societies. Historically, America police have sometimes relied on fear and violence to elicit station-house confessions; more recently, they have relied primarily on psychological manipulation, persuasion, and deception. [Source: Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment; Interrogation]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-WB772PDW-Q

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