What are the benefits of recording an interrogation on video?

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Proponents claim that documenting the interrogation through video has a number of benefits, such as deterring coercive behavior on the part of investigators and providing a more complete and accurate record of the confession for the judge and jury to evaluate the voluntariness and veracity of the defendant's statement.

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The stand your ground law is in direct opposition to which general requirement, for a successful claim of self-defense?

a. An Unprovoked Attack. b. Imminent Danger. c. Absence of Alternatives. d. Proportionality.

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According to research, recidivism rates were lowest for youth in which type of placement?

A) A juvenile correctional facility B) A RECLAIM program C) A community corrections facility D) There was no difference in recidivism based on type of placement.

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Why did president Bush argue that detainees in Guantanamo Bay are not entitiles to certain rights under the Geneva Convention?

What will be an ideal response?

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According to the Supreme Court in Miranda v. Arizona, involving a man who confessed to rape following police interrogation:

a. the Fifth Amendment protects suspects during custodial police interrogation. b. the Sixth Amendment protects suspects from all questioning by police. c. the Fifth Amendment only protects suspects from questioning in police stations. d. warnings are required whenever police question citizens.

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