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The Full Disclosure Project aims to disrupt the culture of secrecy that systematically and pervasively shields law enforcement misconduct by changing police secrecy laws and empowering the defense community to track police misconduct.

In the latest editions of its interrogation manual, Reid and Associates adopted several positions that align with the views of its critics. In a nutshell, Reid and Associates directly or indirectly endorsed many measures that could help prevent false confessions. Defense attorneys seeking to suppress confessions can strengthen their arguments by noting when law enforcement officers ignore any of the recommendations in the Reid manual.

The mere act of recording an interrogation does not prevent someone from confessing to a crime he did not commit. To truly protect against false confessions, it is necessary to transform police interrogation methods so that they keep up with science and best-known practices. This article presents a framework to reduce police-induced false confessions.

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Racially biased policing takes many different forms, from elevated police presences in the neighborhoods of marginalized communities, to disproportionate street and vehicle stops and searches, to use of force, to outright expressions of racism within some police departments.

NACDL supports the videotaping of all law enforcement interrogations from beginning to end and calls upon Congress and state legislatures to pass legislation mandating this practice.

There are few aspects of police work more important than questioning arrested suspects in felony investigations. To a large extent, our criminal justice system depends upon the accuracy of how the results are reported including all statements, physical actions, facial expressions, and tones of voice of individuals under interrogation.

The state map has been updated to feature the most current information on pending/enacted legislation and case law in each state, and the full compendium can be downloaded below.

Information and reports related to recording of interrogations.

"Focus: A Compendium of Law Relating to the Electronic Recording of Custodial Interrogations" by NACDL member Thomas P. Sullivan, a spring 2012 article for the American Judicature Society journal Judicature describing the project.

Support mandatory recording of custodial interrogations and preserve the integrity of the criminal justice system. The increasing number of wrongful convictions based on coerced or false confessions require immediate action.

Suggested responses to arguments against videotaping interrogations.

Requiring videotaped interrogations has broad support, including from the law enforcement community, judges, media, academics, public officials and defense attorneys. This document includes statements from these actors in favor of videotaped interrogations.

Department of Justice memo outlining new department policy concerning electronic recording of statements, going into effect July 11, 2014.

Letter from NACDL Executive Director Norman L. Reimer and NACDL affiliates' leadership to FBI Director James Comey regarding the FBI's policy on recording custodial interrogations, especially for those suspected of felony offenses.