| | Adam -This is especially fascinating stuff my perspective as essentially a "lawyer-in-training", thanks for posting it here :-)
Just a couple of quick thoughts which may be of interest - One point that the authors seem not to have touched on in their discussions of English cases (and I apologise if they did in fact mention it) is that over here, exercising the right to silence can in certain circumstances lead to adverse consequences, i.e. the question may be raised in court as to why a defendant remained silent if he had nothing to hide. I guess where suspects believe (rightly or wrongly) that the police have a fairly strong case, that may add to the psychological pressure to confess.
As to lie detectors in the US, it is also worth noting that the accuracy of polygraph testing is in fact highly dubious, and it is unfortunate (especially in the US) that the public at large seem unaware of this.
MH
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