Selects: How Police Interrogation Works

Stuff You Should Know

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🗓️ 31 July 2021

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Every year, police across the U.S. get thousands of criminals to confess to their crimes. The trouble is, the procedure that almost all departments use is grounded in bad science and can produce false confessions. Learn about ways of making you talk in this classic episode.

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0:00.0	There's so much news happening around the world that we're somehow supposed to stay on top of.
0:05.7	That's why we launched The Big Take.
0:08.3	It's a daily podcast from Bloomberg and I Heart Radio that turns down the volume a bit
0:14.0	to give you some space to think.
0:16.4	I'm Wes Kosova.
0:17.7	Each weekday I dig into one important story and talk about why it matters.
0:23.6	Listen to The Big Take on The I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.
0:31.1	Hey everybody, it's Josh.
0:32.9	And for this week's S.Y.S.K.S. Lex, I've chosen how police interrogation works.
0:38.1	From back in 2014, it's a really fascinating look into how the cops get people to admit that
0:46.6	they did the worst thing they ever did in their entire life.
0:50.4	And some people who didn't do anything at all to admit that they did something.
0:55.0	If you thought that was confusing, just wait until you hear this episode, but it is
0:58.7	pretty mind-blowing so buckle up.
1:01.0	Hope you enjoy and as much as anything, I hope it really opens your eyes.
1:09.7	Welcome to Stuff You Should Know, a production of I Heart Radio.
1:19.1	Hey and welcome to The Podcast.
1:20.6	I'm Josh Clark, there's Charles W. Chuck Bryant and Noel.
1:25.2	Guess producer Noel is over there which makes this stuff you should know.
1:28.8	Jerry's on the beach.
1:30.6	Good for her.
1:31.6	Yeah, and I'm jelly.
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