Police and Security, Vol. 32 No. 2, 2023.
Review article
https://doi.org/10.59245/ps.32.2.6
The universal perspective on the ethical approach to interrogating suspects
Irma Deljkić
orcid.org/0000-0001-5699-6095
; Fakultet za kriminalistiku, kriminologiju i sigurnosne studije, Univerzitet u Sarajevu
Adnan Fazlić
orcid.org/0000-0002-4419-1828
Abstract
Over the past decades, a large body of scientific research suggests that treating suspects justly and fairly during interrogation can encourage them to cooperate and provide information relevant to the investigation. Beginning with the aforementioned, the paper first highlights the evolution and fundamental determinants of an ethical approach to suspect interrogation that completely rejects the accusatory methods of coercion and manipulation during interrogation. Ethical interviewing promotes human rights in order to obtain accurate and reliable information from suspects while minimizing the risk of false confessions. Finally, by presenting Méndez's principles of effective interviewing, the paper examines the universal perspective of the scientifically based model of ethical interrogation. It emphasizes the importance of the global transition towards fairness and responsibility during the interrogation process.
Keywords
ethics, interrogation, investigative interview, Méndez principles
Hrčak ID:
303189
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Publication date:
25.6.2023.
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