The court has further perfected this right by many decisions flowing from the landmark case of Miranda v. Arizona. I have been in law enforcement for more than 32 years and during that time I have taken confessions from suspects in crimes ranging from bicycle thefts to capital murder. I know, as do all law enforcement officers, confessions do not stand alone. There is always additional evidence or testimony required to support and corroborate a confession for its use in a criminal prosecution. If that were true, then our jobs as police officers would be very easy.
Investigators encounter all types of people with all types of personalities.
The investigators must be very skillful and be able to effectively communicate with all kinds of people. Detectives are trained in the art of interviewing and interrogation and keep informed of the ever-changing court decisions as they apply to their profession. I encourage them to obtain confessions in their investigations because of the benefit to the prosecution of the case. Once obtained, confessions can be documented in several ways. I am not sure where he got the information on other localities that videotape confessions.