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Teenagers to crimes they maybe didn't 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 recording would not be legal in the uk. and that evidence would not have b...

Teenagers to crimes they maybe didn't commit. in fact, to prevent that very thing police departments in many other countries banned or dispenlsed years ago with interrogation techniques still used in america. had the murder happened elsewhere -- for example, here in the unite it kingdom, it is probable robert still would have brought in for questioning. he was after all named always a suspect in the case. but the chances that 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 wou...

Confession. so we -- so if someone did make a confession, we would try and corroborate what they said. so you'd have the supporting evidence as well. >> but isn't a confession the strongest evidence you can get? >> not always. >> but what's wrong with it? >> what confessions tend to do is they shape this confirmation bias. people then look for supporting evidence just to -- to support what's been said because the confession exists. >> so we asked griffiths to watch with us robert davis' interrogation and -- >> why don't you tell me, robert? >> and -- >> what this guy's problem was, he was -- h...

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/murder case eerily similar to robert davis's. >> so, the government of the day instigated a whole re...