Videotaped confessions can create bias against suspect, study finds

Police often videotape interrogations of suspects for use in criminal trials. Video confessions that focus exclusively on the suspect, however, can bias judges and law enforcement officers to consider the suspect’s statements as voluntary, according to a new Ohio University study.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news93022445.html">Videotaped confessions can create bias against suspect, study finds</a></p> <p>Police often videotape interrogations of suspects for use in criminal trials. Video confessions that focus exclusively on the suspect, however, can bias judges and law enforcement officers to consider the suspect’s statements as voluntary, according to a new Ohio University study.</p>