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Contribution to Book
Law of Police Interrogation
Encyclopedia of Criminology & Criminal Justice (2012)
  • George Thomas, III
  • Richard Leo
Abstract

This essay traces the history of the law of police interrogation in the United States, emphasizing that this body of law is largely a product of United States Supreme Court cases interpreting the United States Constitution. The essay reviews the three sections of the Constitution that regulate interrogation practices: the Fifth Amendment, the Due Process Clause of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments, and the Sixth Amendment. The essay also explores the Court’s major interrogation-related decisions under each of these constitutional provisions.

Publication Date
2012
Editor
Jay Albanese
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Citation Information
George Thomas and Richard Leo. "Law of Police Interrogation" Encyclopedia of Criminology & Criminal Justice (2012)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/richardleo/33/