Recording police interrogations

Recording Police Interrogations

False confessions are one of the most common reasons for wrongful convictions. Recording police interrogations helps ensure that officers do not use intimidation or unreliable interrogation techniques.

last updated: November 2021

30 States

required to record police interrogations

5 States

unofficially required to record police interrogations

15 States

Not required to record police interrogations

Recent Legislation

2021

Delaware

  •  Mandates police to record all interrogations

Washington

  • Requires all interrogations for felonies or involving juveniles to be recorded.

Ohio

  • Requires interrogations to be recorded for all serious felonies.

2020

Virginia

  • Requires all interrogations to be recorded.

2019

Nevada

  • Requires all interrogations for murder or sexual assaults to be recorded.

Oklahoma

  • Requires that all murder and rape interrogations be recorded.

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