Juvenile Interrogations Must Be Recorded Rules Wisconsin...

The following scenario is from the article â€Å"Juvenile Interrogations Must Be Recorded Rules Wisconsin Supreme Court,† written by David Ziemer, and pulled from the Wisconsin Law Journal. Published July 13th, 2005. [I]n 2001, three young men robbed a McDonald’s restaurant in Milwaukee. 14-year-old Jerrell C.J. was arrested in connection with the offense, taken to the police station, booked, and placed in an interrogation room. In the room, Jerrell was handcuffed to a wall and left alone for approximately two hours. At 9 a.m., Police Detectives Ralph Spano and Kurt Sutter entered the interrogation room. The detectives introduced themselves, removed Jerrell’s handcuffs, and asked him some background questions. Jerrell stated that he was 14 years old and in the eighth grade. He also provided the names, addresses, and phone numbers of his parents and siblings. Jerrell was advised of his Miranda rights, and the detectives then began to question Jerrell about the armed robbery. Jerrell denied any involvement. The detectives challenged this denial and encouraged Jerrell to be truthful and honest and start standing up for what he did. Jerrell again denied his involvement. The detectives again challenged his denial. At times throughout the exchange, Detective Spano raised his voice. He later explained, I’m raising my voice short of yelling at him . . . there were points I needed to make, and I needed to make them with a strong voice. But not yelling. Jerrell described theShow MoreRelatedDeveloping Management Skills404131 Words   |  1617 Pages1982) â€Å"Learning is not a spectator sport. Students do not learn much just by sitting in a class listening to teachers, memorizing pre-packaged assignments, and spilling out answers. They must talk about what they are learning, write about it, relate it to past experiences, apply it to their daily lives. They must make what they learn part of themselves.† (Chickering Gamson, 1987) In their classic book on active learning, Bonwell and Elson (1991) list seven defining characteristics. 1. Students are