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 ...

A small number of states have banned police from lying or being deceptive when interrogating minors. New York should follow suit. Rule 603 (Oath or Affirmation to Testify Truthfully) of the Federal ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Virginia lawmakers are debating whether to have a state agency create standards for police interrogations. The issue came to light in 2022 when then Attorney General Mark Herring ...

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In 2003, a little-known Illinois state senator named Barack Obama sponsored first-of-its-kind legislation aimed at addressing the problem of false confessions — one of the leading causes of wrongful ...

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In a dramatic turnaround that could strain the long-standing ties between the psychology profession and the military, the American Psychological Association has reversed its policy of encouraging ...

The American Psychological Association’s Council of Representatives voted on Sunday to affirm an “absolute prohibition against psychologists’ knowingly planning, designing, and assisting in the use of ...

The Camas Police Department is getting body-worn cameras. Officers will initially use the cameras to fulfill a new state law requiring audio and visual recordings of all juvenile and some adult ...

Thomas Perez Jr. was hours into an interrogation by police about his missing father when they dropped some devastating news: A body had been found. Thomas Perez Sr., they told his son, was dead. The ...