Download or read book Silence and Confessions written by S. Easton and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-10-29 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the treatment of suspects in interrogation and explores issues surrounding the right to silence. Employing a socio-legal approach, it draws from empirical research in the social sciences including social psychology to understand the problem of obtaining reliable evidence during interrogation.