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No more lying! in america its legal for cops to lie to suspects. not here. >> could you, for example, go into this interview and say, i have a certain specific piece of evidence that tells me you are guilty, if you dont have that evidence? >> no. absolutely not. >> can you talk to a suspect for as long as you want to? >> no. you should only interview for two hours at a time and should take recognized breaks at mealtimes. prayer times and nighttime. >> someone a little challenged, like robert. >>...

Didnt commit. to prevent that very thing, police departments in many other countries banned or dispensed years ago with interrogation techniques still used in america. had the murder happened elsewhere, for example, here in the united kingdom, its probable that robert would still have been brought in for questioning, he was named as a suspect by others in the case. but the chances he would have been charged or even interviewed for very long, close to zero. >> the interview as it is on the record...

In america its legal for cops to lie to suspects. not here. >> could you, for example, go into this interview and say, i have a certain specific piece of evidence that tells me you are guilty, if you dont have that evidence? >> no. absolutely not. >> can you talk to a suspect for as long as you want to? >> no. you should only interview for two hours at a time and should take recognized breaks at mealtimes. prayer times and nighttime. >> someone a little challenged, like robert. >> theyre entitle...

Didnt commit. to prevent that very thing, police departments in many other countries banned or dispensed years ago with interrogation techniques still used in america. had the murder happened elsewhere, for example, here in the united kingdom, his probable that robert would still have been brought in for questioning, he was named as a suspect by others in the case. but the chances he would have been charged or even interviewed for very long, close to zero. >> the interview as it is on the record...

Teenagers to crimes they maybe didnt commit. to prevent that very thing, police departments in many other countries banned or dispensed years ago with interrogation techniques still used in america. had the murder happened elsewhere, for example, here in the united kingdom, his probable that robert would still have been brought in for questioning, he was named as a suspect by others in the case. but the chances he would have been charged or even interviewed for very long, close to zero. >> the i...

>> and, this was key. no more lying! in america its legal for cops to lie to suspects. not here. >> could you, for example, go into this interview and say, i have a certain specific piece of evidence that tells me you are guilty, if you dont have that evidence? >> no. absolutely not. >> can you talk to a suspect for as long as you want to? >> no. you should only interview for two hours at a time and should take recognized breaks at mealtimes. prayer times and nighttime. >> someone a little chall...

Challenged, like robert? >> theyre entitled under the law to whats called an appropriate adult. now, that might be a parent. it might be a social worker. but theyre entitled to that as well as their legal representative. >> but, when the interrogation rules were changed, many veteran officers were not happy. they resisted. detective trevor bowles remembers it well. >> senior people thought that this was a draconian piece of legislation that was going to prevent us from ever detecting anything ev...

A trial. >> this is andy griffiths, 26 years a detective in the sussex police department, internationally recognized for his work in investigative interview techniques. when griffiths was a rookie, british interrogation rules were much like they are in the u.s. but they are not anymore. >> what happened to precipitate these changes in the united kingdom? >> changes really came about through problems. >> like a national scandal after a series of high profile false confessions, including an arson/...

But the chances he would have been charged or even interviewed for very long, close to zero. >> the interview as it is on the recording would not be legal in the uk. and that evidence would not have been admitted at trial. >> this is andy griffiths. 26 years a detective in the sussex police department. internationally recognized for his work in investigative interview techniques. when he was a rookie, british interrogation rules were much like they are in the u.s., but they are not anymore. >> w...

One gives a head and shoulders shot of the interviewee, and the idea behind that is that, if this interview was shown in court, it gives a clear picture of you. the other is a global view of the room. everyone who is in the room is shown in the picture. thats about showing exactly what happened. >> and -- this was key. no more lying! in america its legal for cops to lie to suspects. not here. could you, for example, go into this interview and say, i have a certain specific piece of evidence that...