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Interrogating Without Coercion: How police and policymakers are reforming interrogations to eliminate coercion and prevent false confessions

SPEAKERS:
Rebecca Brown, Policy Director - Innocence Project
Dr. Andy Griffiths, Managing Director - iKAT Consulting
Matt Jones, Director and Lead Instructor - Evocavi, LLC
David Thompson, President - Wicklander-Zulawski

Coerced confessions are a blight on the criminal justice system. Coercive and unskilled police interrogations focused on obtaining a confession often lead to false confessions and fail to uncover reliable information. Years of scientific study shows there are better ways to interrogate suspects: methods that do not rely on coercion or fake psychological tactics, do not result in false confessions, and give investigators more information to solve the crime. Teaching police to interview suspects and witnesses using scientifically-validated methods, our speakers are improving policing. At the same time, legislative efforts to encourage new techniques and discourage what doesn't work are helping to protect against false or unreliable confessions.

This program has been approved for 1.5 Ethics CLE credits for Pennsylvania lawyers. CLE credit may be available in other jurisdictions as well. Attendees seeking CLE credit should make a payment via the online registration link in the amount of $60.00 ($30.00 public interest/non-profit attorneys). In order to receive the appropriate amount of credit, passwords provided throughout the program must be noted in your evaluation form.

Penn Law Alumni receive CLE credits free through The W.P. Carey Foundation’s generous commitment to Lifelong Learning.

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SOURCE: Quattrone Center

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