One Surprising Proof that Racial Salience Bias Still Exists
When it comes to videotaping interrogations, it is critical to ensure that investigators not only follow protocol during the interview, but that they also record in an equal-focus perspective. The goal of this is to reduce any bias that the court or jury that might otherwise surface during playback. Learn why at least one study […]
ERI Systems are for More than Just Law Enforcement Professionals
When it comes to the markets using recording software for their profession, the truth is that those markets are rapidly growing and changing. Law enforcement agencies are not alone in needing to record, retrieve and playback audio and video files. Learn about a wide variety of industries in which recording has taken root and for […]
ERI around the World: Ireland
While electronic recording of interrogations gains momentum in the US in light of recent policy change in the Federal government and its decision to require electronic video and audio recordings of interrogations, the rest of the world maintains a wide variety of positions on the matter. iRecord wants to share tidbits from what’s happening around […]
4 Common Questions & 4 Tricks Police are Allowed to Use Deception
The average person assumes that the police have at their use a wide range of “tricks” or arms of deception to get a suspect to confess to a crime he or she has committed or some other important knowledge. But what exactly is allowable? What, if any, tricks are out of bounds? Learn five tricks […]
Child Advocacy and the Medical Professional: 3 Things You Didn’t Know
You may not realize that when it comes to child abuse, the spectrum of professions that must be consulted is wide. Your social worker, your child psychologist, your forensic investigator, the person who reports the incident and many others are among the group. But have you considered the role that the medical professional may play […]
A Shift in Focus: From Seeking Confessions to Seeking Information
When it comes to closing cases quickly and getting the guilty “behind bars,” law enforcement officials have used forceful or coercive methods to get at the confession needed. The shift, however, in the past decade has moved largely from one that seeks confessions to one that seeks information. Learn the difference between the two and […]
4 Reasons False Confession Criticize the Reid Technique & 4 Truths
The Reid Technique is one of the most widely accepted techniques used by law enforcement in the US. At the same time, it receives substantial criticism. What are the reasons that many experts call the technique into question? We discuss four flaws that false confession experts find and reasons they give for them. We provide […]
The Four Sides of Private Investigation
It’s probably that your view of a private investigator is one who constantly carries with him his guns, tracking down villains and getting all the applause at the end of the story. The movies certainly make it sound romantic, if not downright comic in some cases. Justice is served, right wins, etc. But the truth […]
ERI around the World: the UK and Wales
While electronic recording of interrogations gains momentum in the US in light of recent policy change in the Federal government and its decision to require electronic video and audio recordings of interrogations, the rest of the world maintains a wide variety of positions on the matter. iRecord wants to share tidbits from what’s happening around […]
Textbook Perfect Interviews Don’t Guarantee Perfect Outcomes
When was the last time you evaluated how well your interviewing was going when it comes to investigating crime? And not just the method by which you ask and capture responses, but all the ancillary yet still very important aspects on conducting an interview, including the angle of the camera, your back up system and […]