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>> and, this was key. no more lying! in america it's 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 don't 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. >> they're entitled under the law to what's called an appropriate adult. it mi...

Challenged, like robert? >> they're entitled under the law to what's called an appropriate adult. now, that might be a parent. it might be a social worker. but they're 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 ever again. >> you'd never solve a crime anymore. >> we'd never solve a crime anymore, that it was ...

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...

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. >> what happened to precipitate these changes in the united kingdom? >> changes really came about throug...

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. that's about showing exactly what happened. >> and -- this was key. no more lying! in america it's 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 don't have that evidence? >> no. absolutely not. >> can you talk ...