Thomas Perez Jr., right, falsely confessed to killing his father, Thomas Perez Sr., after a 17-hour interrogation by Fontana police. He was released after his father showed up alive and well. (Allen J ...

Ted Bradford says the worst day of his life was when detectives took him into a tiny room to question him about a rape. "The whole day it was like accusation after accusation," he says. "I kept ...

The trial in Michelle Troconis’ habeas petition seeking to overturn her conviction in connection with the death and disappearance of Jennifer Farber Dulos began Monday with the repeated questioning of ...

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently reminded Pennsylvanians, “Our criminal justice system tolerates some degree of police subterfuge during investigative interviews.” The court thought the ...

Most Americans understand that the police are allowed to lie to suspects. Whether learned from watching procedurals, news reports or personal experience, it is generally recognized that deceit during ...

I recently gave a talk to the Society for Police and Criminal Psychology. While there, I could enjoy a talk by another speaker on the state of the art of criminal interviewing and interrogation. It ...