When Police or Military Investigators Use Coercive Techniques to Elicit

question 54

Multiple Choice

When police or military investigators use coercive techniques to elicit confessions, one risk is

• A) a high probability of retaliation by friends of the accused.
• B) a high probability of confessions by innocent people.
• C) a high probability that juries will disregard the confession.
• D) a high probability that appeals courts will overthrow the verdict.

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