Describe the procedure for recording a suspect's statement
What will be an ideal response?
• The recording should begin with the investigator identifying him- or herself, the suspect, and any other investigators in the room (people entering and leaving the room during the interrogation should also be identified with corresponding times, but at the end of the recording). In addition, the opening remarks should include the location of the statement or interrogation, the time and date of the statement, and a statement by the investigator to the suspect as to why the statement is being recorded. After the important points of the statement are given, the investigator should ask the suspect if there are any additional comments that he or she would like to make. After the statement, the investigator should state that the recorder is now going to be shut off and that the suspect can listen and verify its contents. After the suspect listens and verifies the recording, it is then turned back on, and he or she should verbally acknowledge that the contents accurately represent the statement and the recorder was not turned off or stopped at any time during the interrogation except for the time when the suspect reviewed the tape. Finally, the investigator states that the session is concluded and repeats the names of the persons in the room and the time and date of the statement. The recording should then be entered into evidence and processed appropriately.
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