Tag: police procedure

(This is a follow-up from this article, which explains how interviews are carried out at a police station.) If you’ve ever watched a British crime drama, you’ve probably seen the scene a hundred times: a pair of gritty detectives show up on the doorstep of some crim’s flat, barely wait for the door to open,…

In the shadowy corridors of crime fiction, the image of a police detective grilling a suspect in a dimly lit room often makes for gripping drama. However, the reality of preparing for an interview is far removed from the oppressive and argumentative tactics we’ve come to expect from our favourite detective stories. Let’s step into…